Swathi Sangeethotsavam 2027 in Trivandrum

Swathi Sangeethotsavam is held every year from 4 to 13 January in the courtyard of Kuthiramalika Palace, beside the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at East Fort, and the concerts are not ticketed. The festival is a tribute to Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, the nineteenth-century ruler of Travancore who built the palace and composed several hundred works, and it is devoted exclusively to his compositions. It is organised by the Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore Trust and curated by Prince Rama Varma, himself a Carnatic vocalist and veena player, who brings leading vocalists, violinists, flautists and veena players from across south India and, on some evenings, Hindustani musicians. The setting is a large part of the appeal. The audience sits in the open forecourt facing the palace's carved wooden facade, with the temple gopuram a few steps away. For listeners who want more, the city has a second historic series: the Navaratri concerts in the Navarathri Mandapam next door, held on the nine evenings of Navaratri each autumn under strict traditional rules. The artiste line-up for January 2027 had not been published when this page was written. This page lists the festival's concerts together with other Carnatic and classical recitals in Thiruvananthapuram.