Travancore
Americannoun
noun
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In the run-up to the hearings, the Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages Sabarimala, has urged the court to refrain from questioning faith-based practices.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Devasahayam, born Nilakandan, served the king of Travancore as a soldier and later as an official in the treasury, where he met a Catholic military officer from the Dutch East India Company.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2022
Devasahayam, born into a Hindu family in the south Indian kingdom of Travancore, was baptized in 1745 and went on to fight caste discrimination and advocate for social equality.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2022
Meanwhile Travancore, in present-day Kerala, was celebrated as a "model state" for investments in schools, infrastructure, and much else.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2021
COMORIN, CAPE, a headland in the state of Travancore, forming the extreme southern point of the peninsula of India.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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