ag av ath i ▁P illa i ▁Koch amma , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁Her ▁elder ▁son ▁was ▁also ▁adopted ▁by ▁M ool am ▁Th ir unal ▁( This ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁instance ▁of ▁a ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁esp ous ing ▁an ▁already ▁married ▁woman . ▁M ool am ▁Th ir unal ' s ▁uncle ▁Ay ily am ▁Th ir unal ' s ▁cons ort ▁was ▁also ▁already ▁married ▁before ▁she ▁became ▁royal ▁cons ort ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ). ▁ ▁Ul loor ▁S . ▁Par ames w ara ▁I yer ▁writes ▁about ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah ' s ▁cons ort ▁in ▁" Progress ▁of ▁Tra van core ▁Under ▁H H ▁S ree ▁M ool am ▁Th ir unal ": ▁ ▁Sank aran ▁Th amp i ▁of ▁Sank aram ang al am ▁ ▁T ▁Sank aran ▁Th amp i ▁( 1 8 5 7 ▁- ▁ 1 9 3 0 ), ▁the ▁principal ▁favour ite ▁and ▁relative ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah , ▁was ▁the ▁all - power ful ▁Palace ▁Manager , ▁the ▁power ▁behind ▁the ▁throne . ▁He ▁belonged ▁to ▁Sank aram ang al am ▁Family , ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁Cher uv all il ▁Th ar av ad ▁at ▁Kar icode ▁in ▁Qu ilon . ▁ ▁The ▁emer gence ▁of ▁Sank aran ▁Th amp i ▁as ▁the ▁leading ▁favour ite ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁limited ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁another ▁favour ite ▁Sar av ana i ▁An anda ▁Nar ay ana