Attingal

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Attingal

Village on the banks of the Vamanapuram or Attingal river, in the Chirayinkil taluk of Travancore State, Madras, on the high road from Trivandrum to Quilon, situated in 8° 40' N. and 76 48' E. Population (1901), 3,889. It is the chief place in the Attingal proverti, the hereditary estate of the Ranis of Travancore. Captain Nieuhoff, who gives almost the earliest description of it, observed in 1664 that 1 the ancient race of the kings of Travancore owed its origin to Attingen.' The senior princess of the Travancore royal family is known as the Attingal Mutta Tampuran. The installation of the Ranis takes place here, and the Maharaja pays a state visit to the village every January.