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Kanyakumari Travel Tours Guide | Tourist Attractions in Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Trivandrum is the nearest major city. It is the capital of Kerela and a historic site. Other major cities near Kanyakumari are Trichy, Madurai, Rameswaram and Nagercoil Kanyakumari Travel Tours Guide.
Madurai is known for its world famous Meenakshi Temple that has the highest Gopuram. Rameswaram is one of the most sacred pilgrimage places for Hindus Kanyakumari Travel Tours Guide.
It is the place where Lord Rama is believed to have built a Shiva
Linga to worship his deity before marching towards Lanka. Nagercoil is the
district capital of Kanyakumari Kanyakumari Travel Tours Guide
Besides the waters and the coast, Kanyakumari is essentially a temple town Kanyakumari Travel Tours Guide.
The most prominent temple, the Kumari Amman, is dedicated to the goddess Parvathi as a virgin. It is said to mark the spot where the goddess won the Lord Shiva over with her penance Kanyakumari Travel Tours Guide.
Its location has given rise to the legend that the goddess protects the country by guarding the southern door to India Tourist Attractions in Kanyakumari
The famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial is built in several architectural styles off the coast on rocks that protrude from the ocean. Built in 1970, it marks the place where Swami Vivekananda meditated and evolved his philosophy Tourist Attractions in Kanyakumari
Close to the memorial is Sripada Parai where the footprints of the virgin goddess are supposed to have fallen. Ferry services to the rocks are frequent.Tourist Attractions in Kanyakumari
The Gandhi Memorial was built over the spot where the urn containing his ashes was kept for public viewing before a part was immersed in the waters around.
The Government Museum has a collection of sundry objects like old coins, whalebones, tribal objects, bronze sculptures, and woodcarvings Tourist Attractions in Kanyakumari
City Getaways: The District Headquarter Nagercoil, is named after a temple here that is dedicated to the Lord of Snakes or Nagaraja. St. Xavier’s Church at Nagercoil dates back to the 15th century. It holds a 10-day festival every year from the 24th of November. Close to Nagercoil are the Olakkay Aruvi waterfalls, which make a good spot for a picnic Tourist Attractions in Kanyakumari
13 km from Kanyakumari is Suchindram. Its temple is dedicated to a deity that is a combination of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, i.e. the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer. It has richly carved gopuram (tower), musical pillars and works of art from various periods.
The Lord Subramanya temple at Kumarakovil (34km) is situated in the midst of lush greenery on a hillock. It is noted for its architecture and the lake near it is big enough to boat in.
The Mondaikaddu Bhagvathy Amman Temple (41 km) is a small 7th century BC temple that attracts a regular flow of pilgrims from around the area. The Amman in the shape of a five-headed anthill is 12ft. high and still growing.
Thengapattinam Beach (54 km.) is an ancient maritime town that used to service trade with the Middle East. There is a 1200 year old mosque, the beach is clean and uncrowded, and the water perfect for swimming.
Padmanabhapuram (45 km.) has an old fort, which encloses the palace of the Travancore kings, and the Ramaswamy temple that carved panels of scenes from the Ramayan.
Pechipparai Dam (56 km) offers a waterside spot for picnics and boating facilities.
Udayagiri Fort (34 km) was built in the 18th century by King Marathanda and contains the tomb of his trusted general, a Dutchman General De Lennoy.
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