Surrounded by Majestic Hills and the plains bordered by colourful sea-shores, fringed with coconut trees and paddy fields, here and there are few elevated patches of red cliffs with undulating valleys and plains between the mountainous terrain and the sea - coast, so closely interwoven with Temples and Churches and other edifices lies the district, 'Kanyakumari'.
( The district name is spelled as ' Kanniyakumari ' in official records which is in tune with the spoken name of the district in Tamil language) . With an area of 1672 sq.km. it occupies 1.29% of the total extent of Tamil Nadu.
Described as the southernmost end of Tamil Nadu, the land end of India
or the point where theland's three seas meet, enchanting Kanniyakumari
or Cape Comorin is one of the most popular tourist spots in the state
and indeed, in the country.
Part of the fascination is of course due to the fact that it is the very
tip of the Indian peninsula and the confluence of the Bay of Bengal.
The
Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. The other part is that the nature is
so spectacular at Kanniyakumari, that several other Indian beaches pale
by comparison.
At the southernmost tip of India, where the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal meet, lies Kanyakumari, an important pilgrimage site.
The Kumari Amman temple, here, is dedicated to Parvati as Devi - Kanya - the virgin goddess who did penance to obtain the hand of Lord Shiva.
Two rocks reach out of the ocean, south-east of the Kumari Amman temple. One of these is Sri Padaparai, where the footprints of the virgin goddess are to be seen. On this rock, Swami Vivekananda is said to have sat in deep meditation; and here stands the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, built in 1970.
The other part is that the nature is so spectacular at Kanniyakumari, that several other Indian beaches pale by comparison.
Cape Comorin is at its best during Chitra Pournami(full moon day in April) when the sun and moon are face to face at the same horizon but other full moon days are also special when you can see the sun set and the moon rise almost simultaneously, as if by prior arrangement.
Cape Comorin is at its best during Chitra Pournami(full moon day in
April) when the sun and moon are face to face at the same horizon but
other full moon days are also special when you can see the sun set and
the moon rise almost simultaneously, as if by prior arrangement.
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