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It was in August 2018 that Ganesh Shivaswamy commenced writing a book on the legacy of the Ravi Varma Press and the first fact finding trip was in December to Kilimanoor, the birth place of the celebrated artist.
Wondering if this would be a worthy project, Ganesh, accompanied by Rama Varma Thampuran of the Kilimanoor Palace walked towards a temple dedicated to Sastha. The temple, with a unique Ayyapan in a standing posture has the horse as his vahan.
The horse is also the insignia of the Kilimanoor Palace as designed by Ravi Varma himself.
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As they approached the temple, a beam of sunlight peered through the gateway as if to welcome them. Believing this to be an auspicious sign, the project began.
Was there anything new to be stated?
Ravi Varma had extensively been written about, with the earliest literature in this field going back to an undated anonymously written biography in Malayalam dating to c.1895.
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