Kanyakumari
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The southern tip of mainland India, where the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal meet.
Pilgrimage siteKanyakumari districtBest time to visit: October to March
Highlights
- Sunrise and sunset over the sea
- Vivekananda Rock Memorial, where Swami Vivekananda meditated in 1892
- The 133-foot statue of the poet Thiruvalluvar on a nearby rock
- Kumari Amman (Bhagavathy Amman) Temple and the Gandhi Mandapam
Significance
Kanyakumari is named after the goddess Kanya Kumari. It is a symbol of India's southern end, as Kashmir is of its north.