The Methan Mani clock atop the Old Fort Palace, at a stone's throw from the temple, operated by a complex system of pulleys is a must see for every visitor. Spend a romantic evening watching the sunset, sitting on the small granite 'mandapa' nestling on the banks of the Karamana river. Trivandrum is famous for its rigour in training children. The city is peppered with signs and boards of hundreds of tuition centres swelling all over the terrain: Our Tutorial, Your Tutorial, Victory Tutorial. But amidst these pads of learning, opposite the Secretariat, you can see a huge black man in a turban, resting on a pedestal, lost in thought. This is the famous statue of Diwan Madhav Rao, an exceptionally talented administrator of yore. If you are lost in Trivandrum, tell the ubiquitous auto-rickshaw driver "The Statue" and he will put you right back on the map. Spare some time to visit the etherally beautiful Napier Museum, a paradise for antique lovers. Built in the 19th century, the museum displays a wide array of archaeological and historic artifacts, plastic casts, bronze idols, ancient ornaments, a temple chariot and ivory carvings. Look at the tall, slender towers, gabled roofs and stained glass windows, which somehow give the impresson that the entire structure is gossamer light and might be carried away by a gush of wind at any moment. There is a fairy tale quality embossed in its walls - a mystique that the martinet years have failed to unravel - and has to be seen to understand.
If you happen to be in Thiruvananthapuram on weekends, spend your evening at theShanghumugham Beach, said to be the best place to catch the play of light and shade. Only two things make hundreds of inland and foreign tourists respond to its virgin appeal; its proximity to the town and its mindblowing scene of the sun slowly bleeding in intricate colours to death. And the stars come out one by one over the sea, as if someone is switching on the lamps from the far reaches of the infinite darkness.
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