Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari Kanyakumari or Kanniyakumari is also called as Cape Comorin that is a town in Tamil Nadu state. Kanyakumari is a popular tourist destination. It is famous for unique ocean sunrise and sunset, 133 feet Thiruvalluvar Statue and Vivekananda Rock Memorial as well as a pilgrimage center. It has a coastal line of 71.5 km on the three sides. The city is located 90 km south of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. There is a temple dedicated to Goddess Kanyakumari (the virgin Goddess), after that the city is named. Kanyakumari has been a city since the Sangam time and has been mentioned to in old Tamil literature also. History According to Hindu religious, Parvati who was in the form of Kanya Devi, was to marry Shiv but she failed to show up on his wedding day. Rice and other grains remained uncooked and unused that was for wedding feast. The uncooked grains turned into stones slowly slowly. It is believed that today these small stones are on the shore that looks li