The Parandodu village near Aryanad in Thiruvananthapuram is a village famous for the handicrafts made here.

The specialty of the crafts made here is elephant models carved in teak wood or rosewood.

An array of beautiful elephant carvings can be found in several home-based production units in the village.

Several souvenir shops across the state sell elephant models made here.

Artistes here also deliver huge and majestic elephants according to customers’ requirement. So if you want to decorate your drawing room with a beautiful tusker, make a visit to this place.

Aryanad is located at about 26 km away from Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) city. It is en route to Ponmudi, the famed hill station.