THE NEW BRIDGE OVER RIVER KARAMANA NEAR TRIVANDRUM CITY 1851;WITH THE KING ON CHARIOT

THE KING'S STATE CAR (CHARIOT) IS FOLLOWED BY PRINCES ,COURTIERS AND NATIVE OFFICIALS ;IN CARRIAGES AND PALANQUINS;WITH THEIR ATTENDANT HOST OF SERVANTS;AND BY A NUMBER OF ELEPHANTS IN THEIR COURT COSTUMES
BELOW ON THE RIVER BED CAN BE SEEN MULTITUDE OF ELEPHANTS THAT JOINED WITH THE CANNON AND THE CROWD OF PEOPLE THERE ;IN PROCLAIMING THEIR LOUD REJOICING
IN THE FRONT WERE THE BODY GUARDS ,RAJAH'S BRIGADE AND LEADING ELEPHANTS,CARRYING THE FLAG OF THE STATE(HIS HIGHNESS FLAG)
LT GEN CULLEN WAS THE BRITISH RESIDENT IN TRAVANCORE AT THAT TIME