This is the southern most tip of India where Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal meet. It is spread across an area of 1672 sq. km. The tip of the boundary lays the famous Kanyakumari temple. During full moon day you can see the sun setting and the moon rising simultaneously.
It is surrounded by Majestic hills and plains. The sea forms a colorful border with the sea shores fringed with coconut grove and paddy fields. There are few patches of red cliff with undulating valleys, mountainous terrain and the inter-oven sea coasts makes it a amazing holiday destination.
Places to visit
Vivekananda Rock Memorial – This place is surrounded by all the sides by sea. It has two memorials viz. Vivekananda Mandapam and Shripada Mandapam. Vivekananda Mandapam was built in the memory of Vivekananda and has a wonderful meditating center. Shripada Mandapam is a holy place and it’s believed that the footprints on this rock belongs to goddess Parvathi and this was the place where she did Tapas when she was a Virgin to fulfill her wish of getting married to Lord Shiva. When you visit this place make sure that you do not miss out on this place.
Udayagiri Fort – This fort was built in year 1741-44 under the supervision of King Marthanda Varam. The part which you should never miss out is the brass gun, 16ft long bored as a 22 pounder. It is said that this gun could not me moved for few yards with the help of large number of people and as many as 16 elephants. The district administration with the help of Forest department have set up a Biodiversity park here where you can see more that 100 species of trees birds etc.
Mathur hanging trough – It is longest as well as tallest trough bridge in Asia. It was built in 1966 with a height of 115 feet and a length of one kilometer at a cost of around Rs. 12.90 lakhs in those days. It is shouldered by 28 huge pillars.
Padmanabhapuram Palace - The ancient historical town Padmanabhapuram is one of the four municipalities in the district is 55 Km. south of Trivandrum, about two km. east of Thuckalay and 35 km. from Kanyakumari on the Trivandrum-Cape Comerin road. This town is surrounded by a fort with an area of 187 acres. The ancient capital of Travancore might be constructed before AD 1601. The palace with an area of seven acres is situated in the very centre on the Padmanabhapuram Fort, amidst hills, dales and rivers. The palace which is situated in Kanyakumari District is under the control of a Curator of the Archaeological Department of Kerala Government. The fort which was built with mud originally was dismantled and reconstructed with granite by Maharaja Marthanda Varma. The height of the walls varies from 15’ to 24’ according to the inclination of the ground.
Time of Visit
The best time to visit is on the full moon day in April. On this day you can find the sun set on one side and moon rising on the other side simultaneously. It’s better to avoid visiting this place during May till July due to sultry weather.
Transportation:
Air – The nearest airport is Trivandrum.
Train – You have a railway station in Kanyakumari
Road – This place is easily accessible by road. For local transportation you have taxis, auto rickshaw’s which are available.
Make sure that you are carrying sun screen lotion whenever you are visiting this place.
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I think it is the only place to see sun rise and sun set in water bodies in India. Kanyakumari town is named after the goddess Kanyakumari amman, a popular deity of the area.
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