Officially, their lineage can be traced definitively to at least 820 C.E, which is based on the claim of descent from the Later Cheras of the three southern Indian Mandala Kingdoms namely Chera Mandalam, Pandya Mandalam and Chola Mandalam.
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Princess Pooyam Thirunal Gowri Parvathi Bayi, (sister of Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Moolam Thirunal Ramavarma) is married to Sri Chembrol Raja Raja Varma and has two children, a son and a daughter, Prince Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma and Princess Thiruvathira Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi.
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The Travancore royal family style themselves as Padmanabha Dasas or servants of Padmanabha an epithet of Hindu God Vishnu since 1750 when Maharajah Marthanda Varma made over the state to the deity of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple and vowed that from that that day on, the royal family would rule the state on behalf of Him.
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Some prominent members of the Travancore royal family today include writers, Gowri Lakshmi Bayi (Princess Ashwathy Thirunal), Shreekumar Varma (Prince Punardam Thirunal), and ,Dr.
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Kerala Varma Avargal, she is a granddaughter of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi and belongs to the Travancore Royal Family.
As trustees of the temple, the Travancore Royal family have challenged the Kerala High Court's decision in the Supreme Court of India.