Travancore

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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

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Causes of the Great Depression

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

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Kerala’s new excise policy sparks debate in central Travancore • Apr. 14, 2025, 2:46 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Also Known As	Venāḍ

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Kavalam Madhava Panikkar.

Kavalam Madhava Panikkar

Indian statesman

Swati Tirunal

maharaja of Travancore

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Jodhpur. Rajasthan. Jaswant Thada an architectural landmark in Jodhpur, India. A white marble memorial, built in 1899, by Sardar Singh in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. Indian architecture

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