Earlier this town was the headquarters of Cochin royal family. The Hill Palace Museum is situated near Thripunithura.It was the official palace of Maharaja of Cochin ,the ruler of Cochin princely state. Thripunithura is also known as the Land of temples. The famous Sree Poornathrayesa temple is one of them. The town is also a centre of learning for classical arts like Carnatic music, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam besides percussion instruments like mridangam, chenda and maddalam. Much of this is facilitated by the RLV College of Music and Institute of Fine Arts was established here in 1956. Tripunithura is the place where the legendary artiste couple of Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Mohiniyattam doyenne Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma lived for long.

Earlier this town was the headquarters of Cochin royal family. The Hill Palace Museum is situated near Thripunithura.It was the official palace of Maharaja of Cochin ,the ruler of Cochin princely state. Thripunithura is also known as the Land of temples. The famous Sree Poornathrayesa temple is one of them. The town is also a centre of learning for classical arts like Carnatic music, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam besides percussion instruments like mridangam, chenda and maddalam. Much of this is facilitated by the RLV College of Music and Institute of Fine Arts was established here in 1956. Tripunithura is the place where the legendary artiste couple of Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Mohiniyattam doyenne Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma lived for long.