Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu is a beautiful place. It is known as the ‘southernmost tip of India’, and it is also called Cape Comorin. Kanyakumari has a very special significance for Hindus and Buddhists. Many people visit this place every year to pay their respects and spend some time there.

Kanyakumari is a few hours away from Chennai which has an international airport. The best way to arrive in Kanyakumari is by bus or train. There are many local buses that run between Kanyakumari and other cities in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and Karnataka. There are also overnight trains that pass through here on their way to Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

The place has been called as "the meeting point of three seas", namely the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea

This serene place offers you with mesmerizing views and landscapes.

Kanyakumari has a lot of temples all around it, but what makes this place more beautiful are its backwaters. These backwaters are also referred to as 'Peechi Thiruvizha' or 'boiled rice waves'. They are said to be formed by Lord Vishnu, when he rose from his slumber on kumara mountain after sleeping for 1000 years.

The most popular legend goes that Devi Kanya, an avatar of Goddess Parvati, was stood up by Lord Shiva on her wedding day when he went to visit his parents in the village.

Devi Kanya was a well-respected goddess in Tamil Nadu and she is worshipped for her spiritual knowledge and learning. She is also seen as a symbol of protection for women.

The story says that she had to be married off because it was the only way she could get out of her father’s house. Her father wanted to do something noble before he died, so he agreed to marry off his daughter without consulting with her first. When she found out about this marriage plan, she fled from home and went into the forest to meditate on how to escape this unwanted marriage.

The beaches, temples and churches makes for some amazing places to take landscape pictures of, and the fact that other places like Trivandrum, Madurai etc are nearby as well, makes it for an easily accessible place for a weekend away