Kanyakumari Tourism photos with information

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This article will provide complete information about Kanyakumari with kanyakumari tourism photos, It  is the southern most city of Tamilnadu, one can literally find the lower tip of India in this district. This place was formerly called as Cape Comorin. As this place lies in the tip of the peninsula (India is a peninsula,- surrounded three sides by water), three oceans meet at this place which is very unique thing to see as a tourist, and the three oceans are Indian ocean, Bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea.

The ideal time to visit this place would be in the early morning when the sunrises and in the evenings when the sunsets, and if you are nature lover or if you are photomaniac, well this is the place to be to capture some stunning pictures with nature. It is one of the popular tourist attractions in Tamilnadu as it pulls lot of people from rest of India and from around the world.

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Another geographical specialty of this place is that it splits the boundaries of two southern states in India, Tamilnadu and Kerala so this place has a mixed culture of both the states and that is the reason why one can find people residing here, speak two languages Tamil (Tamilnadu) and Malayalam (Kerala).


Visitor's attraction in Kanyakumari:

Memorials: Vivekananda rock  memorial:      Review about this place:

If you ask anyone who knows about kanyakumari, that which is the first place to be visit in Kanyakumari, 9/10 will suggest you this place, as this is the most frequently visited place in Kanyakumari as it is situated a-midst sea on a rock. This memorial was built in the year 1970 with the mixture of different architectural styles of India and was dedicated to one of India's greatest philosopher Swami Vivekananda. 

The ticket fair is Rs.34 normal and Rs.169 special entrance, as on May 2013. You might face some crowd during seasonal times and having said that, the season is all the year round in this part of the world, as people flow in due to its ancientness and weather conditions. If you are in this place, you would get to see a beautiful view of the ocean along with sun rays and some excellent architectural work.

Another scenic beauty is that adjacent to this rock there are several other rocks, which also got some statues so the view from these places gives a photogenic view.

Kanyakumari tourism photo-Vivekananda rock memorial

Thiruvalluvar statue: This is a statue of Thiruvalluvar, a popular Tamil poet of the state, Tamilnadu. This stands tall on a rock near the Vivekananda rock memorial at a height of 133 meters portraying the greatness of the poet who wrote the master piece Thirukural, which is translated in 37 languages by different philosophers and scholars. This again is a place to visit  due to its architecture and oceanic view. Review about this place.

Kanyakumari tourism photo- Thiruvalluvar at Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari tourism photo- Distance view of both the memorials:

Gandhi Memorial: This place is tomb shaped constructed in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi, the freedom fighter and revolutionist of India. His ashes were placed in an urn at this place for public view when he passed away in the year 1948, later it was immersed into the sea where the three ocean converges. If you are visiting the above two places, you can always step into this memorial as it is very closely situated. Review on this place.

Kanyakumari tourism photo- Gandhi Memorial

Government museum of Kanyakumari: This is a museum which is situated near the tourist office in beach road. It is maintained by the local government, this museum contains tribal objects, botanical and zoological specimens, coins etc and as an addition it contains whale bones. Entry fee for Indian citizens- Rs.5 and for foreigners Rs.100. It will be opened from 10.am to 5.30 pm, Fridays and second Saturdays holidays. 

Natural sights to visit in Kanyakumari: Kanyakumari is surrounded by three oceans and hence it has many natural sights to be seen adding to its tropical weather. It is definitely sunny during summer as most other southern districts are.

Kanyakumari beach: This is the most popular beach as it has got the three memorials Vivekananda rock memorial, Thiruvalluvar and Gandhi memorial, another important aspect of this beach is that, this is the place where three oceans converge at one point, the Arabian sea, Indian ocean, and Bay of Bengal.

The beach sand is a multi-colored one, which is rocky in nature so running and jumping into the sea is not advisable and there is a wall built by the Government to ensure people stay at a safe distance. There is light house, from which one can get to see a complete panoramic view of the beach and places around it.

Kanyakumari tourism photo-kanyakumari Beach

Muttom: Muttom is a beautiful village in the district of Kanyakumari, which has a beach where it is sandy on one side and rocky on the other and fishing is the main occupation of the local habitats. It has a light house a church built by the catholic community in Portuguese architecture called the all saints church. It is 75 km from the Kanyakumari International airport and 34 km from the Kanyakumari district.

The Muttom beach is the most visited place in the village of Muttom as it is considered as one of the cleanest beaches in south India.

Kanyakumari tourism photo- Muttom Beach

Kanyakumari tourism photo- Muttom light house

Thengapattinam beach: This is yet another beach in the district of Kanyakumari which is located 54 km from the district. It is situated in panikulam village and the interesting aspects about this beach is that it is surrounded by  coconut trees all around and if you are there anytime don't forget to take a ride on the catamaran ( a small boat) and you can avail this facility through the local fishermen.  As it is encased by trees, this place is very shady in nature and can be opted as perfect picnic spot.

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Chothavali or Sotha Vilai beach: This is considered to be one of the longest village in Tamilnadu as it stretches over 4 Km. The beach is well maintained as it attracts many tourist people from the local and other places in the state, as one see a well groomed green out field. The water is shallow which makes feasible for swimming, it is 10 km away from Kanyakumari and very close to another beach, Sanguthurai.

Kanyakumari tourism photo-Chothavali beach

Kolachel or Colachel beach: This beach is situated in a place called Colachel, which is a Taluk and it is around 20km away from Kanyakumari and falls in the north west region of the district. The beach has red soil which is very beautiful to see when seen in real and it has a light house which acts as a landmark and adds certain amount of elegance to the place.

The other attraction elements of  the beach are its grey sea and palm trees grown along the side of the beach.

Kanyakumari tourism photo-Collachel Beach 

Olakaruvi or Ullakaruvi waterfalls: This waterfall is about 35 km from Kanyakumari and the beauty of it is that it is located in the middle of the forest area which makes this place an adventurous one, in fact people have to to go by foot from the base of the hill to reach this place.

Kanyakumari tourism photo- Ullakaruvi waterfall 

Kanyakumari tourism photo- Ullakaruvi waterfall

Thirparappu waterfalls: This falls is originated from a river called Kodayar river and is located at a distance of 58 kilometers from Kanyakumari, The waterfall tumbles from a height of 90 meters (300 feet long) riverbed. This is also close to Pechiparai dam, which is another location where you can hang upon. Bathing permitted in this place, so one can enjoy the pouring water from the riverbed, so know your trip about this place.  Review about this place.

 Kanyakumari tourism photo-Thirparappu water falls

Vattaparai waterfalls: This is a small waterfall which is about 32 km from Kanyakumari and it lies amidst the wild life sanctuary which is spread on a 20 km square feet area, and falls stream through the hills and the plantations on the hills, and thus people come here to take bath as the water is believed to have some medicinal benefits.

This falls also has an additional attraction which is the reserve forest, called as the Keeriparai reserve forest.

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Vattaparai waterfall

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 Keeriparai waterfalls

Pechiparai water reservoir and dam:The reservoir is located at a distance of 68 kilometers from Kanyakumari and is built during 19th century between 1897-1906 by a British engineer called, Mr. Minchin and was called Mookanthurai by the local villagers, this water body lies among a green plateau surrounded by mountains, which gives an elegant look and feel to this place.  There is also a dam called, Pechiparai dam attached to this reservoir and the water is used for irrigation of crops, drinking.

The mountain around this is covered with dense forest which gives habitation to many wild animals such as elephant, tigers, wolves, deer etc. So an interesting place to visit when you are you are in Kanyakumari. The image will portray the scenic beauty of the Pechiparai reservoir.

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 Pechiparai water reservoir

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Pechiparai Dam

Perunchani dam : This is another reservoir in kanyakumari which has a dam attached to it, which is 48 km from Kanyakumari, the dam is built across the river, paralyar and is surrounded by the lush greenery of western ghats. A perfect place to spend your weekend with family, take pictures to capture some beautiful memories around this place.

          

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Perunchani dam 

Wild life Sanctuary Kanyakumari: This sanctuary is at a stretch of 404 square kilometer, announced as on 2008 and has many different species of plants and animals.  Th forest is mainly called as the Tiger habitat, but also covers many endangered and wild species such as Lion tailed Macaque, Langur, Sloth bear etc for more information check this link.

Baywatch Amusement park: If you are in Kanyakumari in hot summer, and if you feel you want to dip yourself in water, there are many obvious ways to doing it, take a dive into the sea, get completely drenched from the streaming water of the water falls, and there is also dam where you can place your foot. But there is also another way of doing which is to reach this Baywatch amusement park which is located about 2 kilometers from the Kanyakumari district.

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Baywatch amusement park

Historic places to be visited in Kanyakumari:

Vattakotai Fort: The triangular shaped  fort is just 4 kilometers from kanyakumari and is lies on the coastal region which is built in the period of 18th century for the purpose of coastal defence. This is one of the historical places to visit which has walls of 25 to 30 feet high, made by granite blocks. The government has made renovation works recently to attract more tourists to this place. 

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Vattakotai Fort entrance

Padmanabapuram palace: This place is about 34 km from kanyakumari and situated in padmanabapuram fort in Kanyakumar. The palace is built during the period of seventeenth century by Iravi Varma Kulasekhara perumal who ruled Travencore during that period. Then later in 1750 Anizham Thirual perumal re-built it and dedicated to his faily deity, sree Padmanaba or they can also be called as servant of Lord Padmanadba.

A must see when you are in Kanyakumari or in Nagerkovil, the head quarters of Kanyakumari.

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 Padmanabapuram palace

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Padmanabapuram 

Mathur Hanging bridge:It is an aqueduct for which the length of the flume is 1240 feet and considered as one of the longest aqueduct in south India, that runs across the river Pahrali. One can reach this destination by train by getting down at Kulithurai railway station. It has 28 span of pillars height of which is 115 ft. 

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Mathur bridge

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 Mathur aqueduct

Chitharal Jain Monuments: This place is situated in the village of Chitharal village which is 55 kilometers from Kanyakumari and is maintained from 9th century from different Jain groups, Jains are people who follow the religion Jainism. This place is filled with rocks and cave sculptures made by the Thirthankaras . 

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 Chitharal Jain Monuments

Udayagiri Fort: This fort was built in the period of 17th century and was used as a prison by the Travancore rulers and was built by the King of Travancore, Marthanda Varma under the supervision of the Dutch East India company and later he became the chief for Travancore Army.

Recent research made by the archaeological team was able to discover that there are underground tunnels build under the fort. People who visit this place, get to see some herbivorous animals, such as deer, birds, fountains etc.

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Udayagiri Fort

Temples in Kanyakumari: This is the place, where Vivekananda preached Hinduism so one find majority of Hinduism followers in Kanyakumari and many temples in the district.

Suchindram Temple: This is one of the most popular temples in this place, and popularly known as Sthanumalyan temple, which indicates three Gods, ( Sthanu-Shiva, Maal-Vishnu, and Alyam- Brahma). The temple is abounded with rich architecture and sculptures which indicates the artistic nature of our ancient people.  The entrance if the temple is 134 feet tall and attracts tourists from all parts of south India and even from pan India. Review about this temple

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 Suchindram temple

Bhagavathi Amman Temple: This is a very old temple, which is built before 16th century and the lady Goddess Amman is the Principal deity in this temple. The timings of the temple is from 4.30 in the morning till 12.30 in the afternoon and again from 5 pm till 9 pm in the evening.

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Bhagavathi amman Temple

Thanumalayan Temple: This temple is similar to the suchindram temple in terms of the architecture and the deity worshipped. This temple is situated in the kanyakumari at a distance of 13 kilometers from the kanyakumari bus stand and the temple is very neatly maintained and if you are on a religious tour to Tamilnadu, you cannot miss this temple.

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Thanumalayan temple main entrance

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 Thanumalayan temple pond

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