The present head of erstwhile royal house of Travancore Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma (91), passed away early morning Monday at 2.20 am at the SUT hospital. Varma has been admitted to a private hospital here for the past several days after he developed an upper gastro-intestinal bleeding recently.
The body will be kept for public homage at the Levy Hall on Monday morning. The final rites will be conducted at the Kavadiyar Palace grounds in the evening at 3.30.
Though he was shifted to a ward from the ICU recently, the 91-year-old royal was again put on ventilator support the other day, hospital sources said.
Uthradom Tirunal became head of the Travancore royal family in 1991 succeeding his elder brother Chithira Tirunal Balarama Varma, the last princely ruler of Travancore.
A graduate of the Travancore University, he is known for his deep interest and knowledge in the areas of religion, philosophy and medicine. An expert photographer, Sri Marthanda Varma's work is now displayed at the Kudirai Maligai.
Sri Marthanda Varma, who is married to Radha Devi, has a daughter, Parvathy Devi, and a son, Sri Padmanabha Varma.
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