Sunday 1 April 2012

visit to kanyakumari

Tours to Kanyakumari includeTemple of Goddess Bhagavathi which commands a picturesque location and meeting point of Indian Ocean, The Arabian Sea and he Bay of Bengal.Swami Vivakananda rock Memorial is a superb memorial which attracts thousands of visitors.

Kumari Amman Temple is a beautiful temple dedicated to Parvati, the Virgin Goddess.The Temple at Suchindram is an outstanding unique temple where the Trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Isvara are worshipped.Gandhi Mandapam commemorates the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi.

Thengapattinam Beach is an exotic beach with abundant coconut grooves and offer exciting backwater water sports.Chidaral is a beautiful Jain sculpture to visit.Vattakottai flaunts a 18th Century fort over looking the sea. It is ideal for sea bathing and relaxing.Thirparappu Water Falls is a picturesque spot with an ancient Mahadevar Temple.

According to Hindu legend, Kanya Devi, an Avatar of Parvati, was to marry Siva, but as he failed to show up on his wedding day, the rice and other grains meant for the wedding feast remained uncooked and remain unused thereafter. As the legend goes, the uncooked grains turned into stones as time went by. Some believe that the small stones which look like rice on the shore today, are indeed grains of the wedding that was never solemnized. Kanya Devi is now considered a virgin goddess who blesses pilgrims and tourists who flock the town.

According to another Hindu legend, Lord Hanuman dropped a piece of earth as he was carrying a mountain with his life-saving herb, Mrita Sanjivani, from the Himalayas to Lanka (Sri Lanka) during the Rama-Ravana war. This chunk of earth is called Marunthuvazh Malai, which is literally translated to "hills where medicine lives".This is said to be the reason for the abundance of unique native medicinal plants in the area. Marunthuvazh Malai is located near Kottaram about 7 km (4 mi) from Kanyakumari town on the Kanyakumari-Nagercoil highway.

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