KANYAKUMARI-CAPE COMORIN
The southern-most tip of India is Kanyakumari. The Arabian sea, Bay of Bengal and the Indian ocean meet here. It is an important pilgrim center. Sunrise and sunset are spectacular, especially on full moon days. With long stretches of sands of many hues, the beach offers a welcome change.
A variety of shells are on sale on Kanyakumari beach.
HOW TO REACH:
The nearest airport is in Thiruvananthapuram, 80 km away. Kanyakumari is well-connected with all places by rail and road. Local transport is bus, auto rickshaw and taxi.
Altitude: sea level; temperature: ranges from 20 to 35 deg C.
Rainfall: average 102 cms; clothing: cotton; visiting season: round the year.
Languages: Tamil, Malayalam, English.
Places of interest: Vivekananda Rock memorial: This memorial to Swami Vivekananda was built in 1970. Vivekananda was a social reformer and saint of modern India. He is supposed to have meditated on the rock where the memorial stands. Ferry service is available. Visiting time is from 8 am to 4 pm. Gandhi memorial and Guganathaswamy temple are two other tourist spots in the area. Kumari Amman temple is a famous place of worship where Parvathi is worshiped as virgin goddess who did penance to wed Lord Shiva. There is a nice picnic spot some 6 km away, Vattakottai (Circular Fort). It is an 18th century fort overlooking the sea. Nagercoil where the Nagaraja temple is situated is 19 km from Kanyakumari. Nagaraja is the serpent god, the presiding deity. Sand from the spot is given as prasadam. The entrance has a Chinese style. Suchindram (13 km) has a unique temple dedicated to the trimurthies - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The musical pillars and the 18-foot high Hanuman statue are artistic attractions. There are also inscriptions dating back to the 9th century AD. Udayagiri Fort, 34 km away from Kanyakumari, was built by King Marthanda Varma (1729-58) AD. This fort had a foundry for making guns. The Raja's general, De Lennoy's tomb is also situated in the fort. De Lennoy was a European taken prisoner by Marthanda Varma Raja when he defeated the Dutch at Colachel. De Lennoy turned out to be, in course of time, the Raja's trusted general. Thiruparappu waterfalls (60 km) has a temple of the finest architecture and paintings. Muttam (32 km) is a good beach and lighthouse. Tiruchendur (91 km) has a temple overlooking the Bay of Bengal. It is one of the abodes of Lord Subramanya. There is a steady stream of devotees. Kalakkadu and Mundanthurai are two wildlife sanctuaries which can be visited from Kanyakumari.
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Monday, April 7, 2008
NAGERCOIL
Coordinates: 8°10′N 77°26′E / 8.17, 77.43
Nagercoil (Tamil: நாகர்கோவில்) is a city and a municipality in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the southernmost city in South India, situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula. The town is also the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District. It was a part of Kerala, the erstwhile Travancore state, till almost a decade after India's Independence from Britain in 1947. In 1956, it was merged with Tamil Nadu. In its earlier days, the town and its surroundings were known as Nanjilnadu.
Nagercoil (Tamil: நாகர்கோவில்) is a city and a municipality in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the southernmost city in South India, situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula. The town is also the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District. It was a part of Kerala, the erstwhile Travancore state, till almost a decade after India's Independence from Britain in 1947. In 1956, it was merged with Tamil Nadu. In its earlier days, the town and its surroundings were known as Nanjilnadu.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
COOL...COOL...SPOTS
Scenic view at Thottiyodu, on the Nagercoil-Thiruvananthapuram highway
Muttom, a coastal village, is another popular place with tourists. The terrain in this village and its surroundings is hilly and from a height one can see an idyllic view of the place, with a Portuguese style church standing in the middle of the village. The beach-area is somewhat rocky. There is also a 100-year old lighthouse. The lighthouse, though near the sea, is situated on a land mass some 105 feet above sea level. The lighthouse originally came up here in olden days, because of the presence of a huge rock, near Muttom called 'Crocodile Rock'. The floors of the lighthouse have lot of holes as for architecture aesthetic and it will be scary for some to reach the top. Another attractive feature of this area, is a ravine-like area with reddish earth (soil) and casurina trees near the sea-side. This place with very popular with Tamil and Keralite film-makers.
Sanguthurai Beach, about 8 km from Nagercoil is a palm-fringed and sandy beach. Sothavilai Beach is another good beach, about 7 km from the heart of town. Both beaches were hit by the Indian Ocean Tsunami, but authorities have taken steps to improve facilities again. There is a very good lagoon (estuary - place where the river meets the sea) at Manakudy - 10 km from the town.
Panchappathis, the five holyplaces of Ayyavazhi, all situated within 20 km circle from Kanyakumari
Fresh water supply to the town is from the Mukkadal Reservoir, about 8 km from the town, in the interior - itself a very scenic place, with a small bushy island in the middle of the dam. The dam is surrounded by hills of the Western Ghats.
Madhavalayam is the small Muslim village and it has very ancient historic values and most of the people doesn't know much about it. During king rule the horse force of the king was camped in the place. And there is a special road from Madhavalayam to Thovalai (Special for flowers) arranged to train the horse force. It is the only village having a mosque builted on the highest rock about 200 feet height approximately. And 'Muthumakal thazhi' found in the village and it proves that the village got ancient historic values.
Outer to the city is Parvathipuram, a scenic location, where one can enjoy a full view of the Western Ghats, and lush green paddy fields and banana plantations. The Anandhanaaru kalvoy (canal) flows through Parvathipuram. This canal brings water for irrigation to the farmlands nearby. It finally ends into the Thengapattinam estuary in the Arabian sea.
There is a Lord Ayyappa temple near Marthandam at the banks of Kuzhithurai River.
Vedisasthan Kovil
This temple is known as either "Vettuvenni temple" or "Vedisasthan Kovil". The latter one due to the fire cracker being burst at the temple as mark of prayer to Lord Ayyappa. This temple is just by the side of National Highway NH-47 connecting Thiruvananthapuram with Nagercoil.
Muttom, a coastal village, is another popular place with tourists. The terrain in this village and its surroundings is hilly and from a height one can see an idyllic view of the place, with a Portuguese style church standing in the middle of the village. The beach-area is somewhat rocky. There is also a 100-year old lighthouse. The lighthouse, though near the sea, is situated on a land mass some 105 feet above sea level. The lighthouse originally came up here in olden days, because of the presence of a huge rock, near Muttom called 'Crocodile Rock'. The floors of the lighthouse have lot of holes as for architecture aesthetic and it will be scary for some to reach the top. Another attractive feature of this area, is a ravine-like area with reddish earth (soil) and casurina trees near the sea-side. This place with very popular with Tamil and Keralite film-makers.
Sanguthurai Beach, about 8 km from Nagercoil is a palm-fringed and sandy beach. Sothavilai Beach is another good beach, about 7 km from the heart of town. Both beaches were hit by the Indian Ocean Tsunami, but authorities have taken steps to improve facilities again. There is a very good lagoon (estuary - place where the river meets the sea) at Manakudy - 10 km from the town.
Panchappathis, the five holyplaces of Ayyavazhi, all situated within 20 km circle from Kanyakumari
Fresh water supply to the town is from the Mukkadal Reservoir, about 8 km from the town, in the interior - itself a very scenic place, with a small bushy island in the middle of the dam. The dam is surrounded by hills of the Western Ghats.
Madhavalayam is the small Muslim village and it has very ancient historic values and most of the people doesn't know much about it. During king rule the horse force of the king was camped in the place. And there is a special road from Madhavalayam to Thovalai (Special for flowers) arranged to train the horse force. It is the only village having a mosque builted on the highest rock about 200 feet height approximately. And 'Muthumakal thazhi' found in the village and it proves that the village got ancient historic values.
Outer to the city is Parvathipuram, a scenic location, where one can enjoy a full view of the Western Ghats, and lush green paddy fields and banana plantations. The Anandhanaaru kalvoy (canal) flows through Parvathipuram. This canal brings water for irrigation to the farmlands nearby. It finally ends into the Thengapattinam estuary in the Arabian sea.
There is a Lord Ayyappa temple near Marthandam at the banks of Kuzhithurai River.
Vedisasthan Kovil
This temple is known as either "Vettuvenni temple" or "Vedisasthan Kovil". The latter one due to the fire cracker being burst at the temple as mark of prayer to Lord Ayyappa. This temple is just by the side of National Highway NH-47 connecting Thiruvananthapuram with Nagercoil.
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