Aranmula Kottaram or Aranmula Palace is an old palace at

Aranmula Aranmula is a temple town in the state of Kerala, India. It is known as the cultural capital of Pathanamthitta district, located at a distance of around 116 km from Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, it is situated on the banks of the ...

, a historical and traditional village in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. Aranmula Palace was built more than 200 years ago. This palace is known as Aranmula Vadakke Kottaram. Aranmula vadakke kottaram was the halt place of holy journey "Thiruvabharana khosha yathra"( A ritual of sabarimala temple and pandalam palace) at Aranmula. It is situated in front of Aranmula Sree Partha Sarathi Temple and very close to the Holy River Pampa. Vadakke kottaram is one of the best and rare example of architectural form Nalukettu which is made based on Thachu Sastra, or the Science of Carpentry and Traditional Vasthu.

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