Kanyakumari
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Kanyakumari is a town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a cape at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula. During British rule, it was known as Cape Comorin. The closest major city is Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala.Kanyakumari is located at the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. The small temple dedicated to Kanyakumari, or the youthful form of the primeval energy Shakti (Mother Goddess) is located on the seashore, in the town known by the same name.
Kanyakumari was referred to by the British as Cape Commorin. Surrounded by Majestic Hills and the plains bordered by colourful sea-shores, fringed with coconut trees and paddy fields, here and there are few elevated patches of red cliffs with undulating valleys and plains between the mountainous terrain and the sea - coast, so closely interwoven with Temples and Churches and other edifices lies the district, 'Kanyakumari'. ( The district name is spelled as ' Kanniyakumari ' in official records which is in tune with the spoken name of the district in Tamil language) . With an area of 1672 sq.km. it occupies 1.29% of the total extent of Tamil Nadu. It ranks first in literacy among other districts in Tamil Nadu.
Kanyakumari is the southern most district of Tamil Nadu. The district lies between 77o 15' and 77o 36' of the eastern longitudes and 8o 03' and 8o 35' of the northern Latitudes. The District is bound by Tirunelveli District on the North and the east. The South Eastern boundary is the Gulf of Mannar. On the South and the South West, the boundaries are the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. On the West and North West it is bound by Kerala.
400m off the coast, in a rocky island, stands a memorial dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, who meditated here in 1892 before setting out to America to spread a message of social justice. Adjacent to the Vivekananda memorial stands a 133ft statue of Thiruvalluvar, the honored Tamil poet, who 2000 years ago created Tirukkural, acclaimed as the cultural bible of the Tamils due to its non-sectarian and universal outlook. Tirukkural is a great masterpiece written 2000 years ago. Its 1330 verses deal with virtue, wealth, love, envy, etc. It has been a code of living, a bible, for many South Indians.
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