Visiting Place: Kanyakumari.
About Kanyakumari: Kanyakumari
derive name comes from Goddess Kumari Amman or the Kanyakumari temple; it is
situated at the shore on the combination of the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and
the Arabian Sea. Truly, Kanyakumari Devi, an avatar of Parvati, was to marry Shiva,
but Parvarthi was waiting to Lord Shiva, although she could not marry him, she
promise to stay virgin the entire her life. The Kanya Devi is a virgin goddess
and thus the name KanyaKumari. It is situated at the southern angle and
southernmost end of the Indian Subcontinent and still, the end point is
Republic of India is at Indira Point.
Kanyakumari s its name from
the famous Kanyakumari Temple or Kumari Amman Temple, located on the shores
within the town. Ptolemy in one of his works on the ancient India identified
Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) with Gulf of Mannar as one of the centers for pearl
fishery. He also identified Korkai in the east of Kanyakumari as one of the
emporiums of pearl trade.Kanyakumari has served as an
exceptional centre for belief and art for over centuries. It has also been a
great center for do business export and import. Kanyakumari was formerly lined
by the Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas and the Nayaks.
The Kanyakumari has during
the period of the Travancore royals, the District industrial equally developed
by inexpensively and communally. In the
year 1956, Kanyakumari was combined with the state of Tamil Nadu.
The Christians move in to
South India in about AD 52 by St. Thomas, which is one of the 12 Apostles of
Jesus Christ. However, the European missionaries, who came in the sixteenth
century, increase Christianity in the area. St. Francis Xavier pioneered the preaching
of Christianity in Kanyakumari district.
It is said that Islam goes to South India
during the district of Kanyakumari in the premature half of the 8th century AD.
The missionaries and traders action a main role in this, Christianity, Islam
and Jainism have hugely provided to the increase and development of
educationally and cultural tradition and also the architectural wealth in
Kanyakumari.
The Kanyakumari Temple or
Kumari Devi Amman is a main place of appeal in Kanyakumari. The temple is
dedicated to the Virgin Goddess, the appearance of Parvati. It mesmerize huge number of visitors from across the
world. The diamond nose-ring of the Goddess is very famed and which is said to
be look from still the sea.The outstanding Gandhi
monument can also be establish right here at Kanyakumari. The monument has been
set up on the area where the urn that contains Mahatma’s cenotaph was kept for
the public. The monument was recognized in such a way that on 2nd October,
Gandhi’s anniversary; the first sun emission would fall on that cenotaph.
How To Reach Kanyakumari:
By Road: Kanyakumari is well
connected to other major cities of the country via regular buses.Roadways
connect Kanyakumari to Nagarkoil, Tirunelvelli, Trivandrum, Tiruchendur, and
Rameshwaram.
By Train: The nearest railway station to Kanyakumari is
Tirunelvelli, which is situated at a distance of 80 km.
By Air: Trivandrum is the
adjoining airport that serves Kanyakumari. It is situated at a distance of
about 80km. Generally flights from this airport
connects all major cities to Kanyakumari.
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