The temple complex also contains the pleasant "Shri Bhavani Museum", with paintings drawn by various well-known Indian artists including Raja Ravi Varma and the famous "Mother and Child" stone structure by Henry Moore.
Boeven also starred in Rang Rasiya an Indian drama film based on the life of the 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
Nirakazhcha tells the story of an Italian painter who visits Kerala to recreate the magnificent Raja Ravi Varma paintings.
The temple complex also houses the Shri Bhavani Museum established from the private collection of the Maharajas of Aundh The museum holds paintings by noted 19th and 20th century artists such as M. V. Dhurandhar, Baburao Painter, Madhav Satwalekar and Raja Ravi Varma as well as the famous "Mother and Child" stone structure by British artist, Henry Moore.
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The college was established by Rama Varma son of Raja Ravi Varma in 1915.The first principal of this college was Artist P.J.Cherian.
The University Ordinance has provided for the institution of Chairs in the names of Swathi Thirunal, Raja Ravi Varma, Kumaran Asan, C. V. Raman Pillai and Hermann Gundert.
Fortunately, the responsibility of looking after the children, who were quite young, was taken over by Bhageerathi Amma's elder sister, Janaki Amma (34), the childless widow of C. Raja Raja Varma, younger brother of the famous artist, Raja Ravi Varma, and himself a well-known artist and penman.
C. Raja Raja Varma Koil Thampuran, painter, brother of Raja Ravi Varma