Travancore originated from a misreading by the British when they first arrived in Thiruvithamkoor Kingdom [t̪iɾuʋid̪aːŋɡuːr], in what is now the Indian state of Kerala. The real meaning of the story is the origin of the formation of the universe. Asians believe that all things were created by the endless struggle of forces in the universe. However, that does not mean that Indians worship violence and war, but it explains that the universe would die if it remained in a state of inactivity.