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'''Karamana''' is a suburb of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (formerly and often still known as Trivandrum), the capital city of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is one of the most densely populated but green parts of Thiruvananthapuram. The land is serviced by the [[Karamana River]], which starts from the southern tip of the [[Western Ghats]] at [[Agastya Mala]]. The river flows {{Convert|68|km|mi}} westward and merges into the [[Arabian Sea]] at the Thiruvallom-Karumam area near [[Kovalam]]. Karamana is a major transit point for both trade and travel to and from the [[Kanyakumari district]] of neighbouring [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Etymology==
According to myths, the name ''Karamana'' came from a ''[[namboothiri]]'' (Kerala Brahmin) family who lived on the bank of the river Karamana from the words ''kara'' ({{Literal translation|bank}}) and ''mana'' ({{Literal translation|house}}).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nair|first=Achuthsankar S.|date=2012-09-06|title=And quiet flows the Karamana…|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/and-quiet-flows-the-karamana/article3866606.ece|access-date=2021-02-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Civil society and administration==
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[[File:Sivankovil.jpg|left|thumb|Famous Sivan Kovil]]
[[File:KaramanaStreet.jpg|thumb|right|Typical wall sharing street - 'Theruvu' (Sankara Subbayyar Street)]]

Karamana is situated within the city limits of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] 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 (India)|National Highway 66]], the main travel and trade corridor of Kerala, passes through Karamana onward to the Central business districts of Thiruvananthapuram.

==Notable people==
[[File:Dr Sambasivan thaipoosam.JPG|thumb|Aarattu]]
[[File:Sambasivan Thantri.jpg|thumb|right|Thaipusam at the banks of Karamana River]]

[[Neelakanta Sivan]], later known as Nilakanta Dasar, a Karamana resident, wrote many devotional songs in Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Galaxy of Composers - Neelakanta Sivan|url=http://carnatica.net/composer/neelakantasivan.htm|access-date=2021-03-04|website=carnatica.net}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neelakanta Sivan|url=http://carnatica.net/neelakantasivan.htm|access-date=2021-03-04|website=carnatica.net}}</ref> He used "Nilakanta" as the mudra. He is especially known for his song "Lalitha Mahathmyam".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Famous Songs|url=http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/nilakanta_sivan.html|access-date=2021-03-04|website=www.carnaticcorner.com}}</ref>

Mahesh Sambasivan, a neurosurgeon comes from Karamana. He devised a technique to operate posterior third-ventricular tumours, an extremely complex brain surgery procedure. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083051/http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=2718#4</ref> He is also the [[Tantri]] of Sathyavageeswarar Temple (Sivan Kovil) and Durga Temple at [[Sreekanteswaram]].

==Places of interest and topology==
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[[File:Thaipoosam.jpg|thumb|left|Thaipusam festival]]

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

== See also ==
* [[Karamana Janardanan Nair]]

== References ==
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{{Thiruvananthapuram district}}

[[Category:Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram]]

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