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Karamana
Suburb
Karamana old bridge
Karamana Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:8°30′11″N76°57′07″E / 8.503°N 76.952°E /8.503; 76.952
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas	Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam,English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695002
Vehicle registration	KL-01

Karamana is a suburb ofThiruvananthapuram (formerly and often still known as Trivandrum), the capital city ofKerala,India. It is one of the most densely populated but green parts of Thiruvananthapuram. The land is serviced by theKaramana River, which originates from the southern tip of theWestern Ghats atAgastya Mala. The river flows 68 kilometres (42 mi) westward and merges into theArabian Sea at the Thiruvallom-Karumam area nearKovalam. Karamana is a major transit point for both trade and travel to and from theKanyakumari district of neighbouringTamil Nadu.

According to myths, the nameKaramana came from anamboothiri (Kerala Brahmin) family who lived on the bank of the river Karamana from the wordskara (lit. 'bank') andmana (lit. 'house').[1]

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Karamana is situated within the city limits ofThiruvananthapuram Corporation (TC). It is the 20th ward of TC and is represented by a councillor on the TC Council. Like most parts of Thiruvananthapuram, Karamana has a substantial non-Malayalam speaking population, which contributes to the vibrant culture of Trivandrum.National Highway 66, the main travel and trade corridor of Kerala, passes through Karamana onward to the Central business districts of Thiruvananthapuram.

Neelakanta Sivan, later known as Nilakanta Dasar, a Karamana resident, wrote many devotional songs in Tamil.^[2] His disciple, Papanasam Sivan was influenced by his compositions, and worked in the government until age 35, when he began composing lyrics in praise of Siva, creating over a thousand songs.^[3] He used "Nilakanta" as the mudra. He is especially known for his song "Lalitha Mahathmyam".^[4]

K. S. Chithra is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various Indian languages, as well as foreign languages such as Malay, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese, English and French.

Mahesh Sambasivan, a neurosurgeon comes from Karamana. He devised a technique to operate posterior third-ventricular tumours, an extremely complex brain surgery procedure.^[5] He is also theTantri of Sathyavageeswarar Temple (Sivan Kovil) and Durga Temple atSreekanteswaram.

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Karamana houses the temple of Sri Satyavageeswara (Shiva) and the Mahadeva Temple of Thaliyal. Every year, an annualThaipusam festival is held on the full moon in the month of January or February.

• Karamana Janardanan Nair

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