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38. Ammachi Kottaram





























               Ammachi Kottaram was constructed by              Maharaja’s wife was thus given the title
               Travancore Maharaja, Moolam Thirunal,            of consort rather than queen. It’s believed
               sometime in the 19th-century. Nestled in         that Thirunal constructed Ammachi
               the cool tea and coffee growing                  Kottaram for his wife, although the exact
               highlands, it was mainly used as a royal         history behind its construction remains
               retreat for the wife of the Maharaja.            murky. Approximate driving distance
               Travancore royal titles were passed              between      Ammachi       Kottaram      and
               matrilineally, so brother and sister ruled       Kuttikkanam is 2.1 km
               as the Maharaja and Maharani. The



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                                              Kunthalampara, Kattappana


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