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Welcome
to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
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Main Languages : Tamil, Malayalam and English
Population Approx. 20,000
Area 25.89 sq.kms.
Best Time to Visit Throughout the year
Temperature Summer - Max: 34.8 Min: 21.6
Winter - Max: 33 Min: 20.4
Main Attraction Gandhi Memorial
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Read/Write Review About Kanyakumari
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Introduction of Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari district came in to exixtence in the year 1956 as a result of re-organisation of stateson the basis of vernacular and added in the map of Tamil nadu. It was known as the granary of Travancore due to its vast stratches of Paddy fields, rich forests and abundant mineral sands.
This district has a pleasant climate and has the advantage of both the South-West as well as North-East monsoons. The city has many a charming spot, best being the Cape-comerin, the place of meeting of Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian sea. The meeting point of the ocean is the where "Continent ends in a swan-song of broken rocks and mingling oceans".
It was a faith that Kanyakumari district has been named after the Goddess Kanyakumari Amman, who is a well known diety of this district and over throughout the country. The legend is that the Goddess Parvathi is one of her incarnation as 'Devi Kanya' did penance on one of the rocks of this land's end to obtain the hand of Lord Siva
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Gandhi Memorial
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The beautiful Gandhi Memorial completed in 1956 is situated here as a memorial to "Father of the Nation", the memorial is a good example of modern architecture. An urn containing Gandhiji's ash is kept here for public to pay homage, Architecture ......
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Nagercoil
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About 20 kms. from Kanyakumari is this Nagaraja temple, dedicated to Nagaraja. But the images of Shiva and other Gods are also kept. The entrance to the temple resembles Chinese architecture of Budha Viharas and the temple contains images of Mahavir ......
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Kumari Amman Temple
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Picturesquely situated overlooking the shore this temple is dedicated to Parvathi as Devi Kanya- the Virgin Goddess-- who did penance to obtain the hand of Lord Siva. The bright diamond nose ring of the Goddess is world famous.
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Suchindram
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13 kms. from the city, this temple town is famous for its musical pillars and huge Hanuman statue. The Thanumalayan temple is dedicated to the Lords Siva, Vishnu and Brahma and is a repository of art treasures. This temple, at suchindram, is noted fo......
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Cape Residency Hotel
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Cape Residency Hotel in Kanyakumari is a perfect haven for the vacationers swarming to the city. The location of Cape Residency Hotel in Kanyakumari, 80 kilometers from Trivandrum International Airport, offers sweeping view of the greenery around. Th......
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Hotel Singaar International
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Hotel Singaar International, kanyakumari is located very near to the railway station on the main road of National Highway and 90 kilometers from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TamilNadu-INDIA).
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Getting in, Around & Away |
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HOW TO REACH
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BY AIR - The nearest airport is at Trivandrum (80 km). It is directly connected with Bangalore, Mumbai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, and Chennai by regular flights.
BY RAIL - Kanyakumari is connected to Thiruvananthapuram, Delhi, and Mumbai by broad-gauge railway network. Tirunelvelli (80 km) is the other nearest railway junction and can be reached by road via Nagarkoil (19 km).
BY ROAD - Kanyakumari is connected by road to Trivandrum (86 km), Nagarkoil (19 km), Tirunelvelli (91 km), Tiruchendur (89 km), Tuticorin (129 km), Rameshwaram (300 km), Courtallam (130 km), Madurai (242 km), Thekkady (358 km), Kodaikanal (362 km), Palani (370 km), Ootacamund (576 km), Cochin (309 km), and Coimbatore (478 km). We would provide you all India tourist permit vehicles for the local transportations and also for the intercity drives too.
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