Name: Kanyakumari
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Kanyakumari Beach, Kanyakumari Overview

Located in the southernmost part of India, Kanyakumari beach with its beautiful hue-changing beaches, the confluence of three water bodies: Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea. Miraculously, here you can see that the water of three seas does not mix, you can distinguish between the turquoise blue, deep blue, and sea green waters of the three seas, though the colors keep changing with the season and the day's weather.

The beach is not conducive to swim or surf as the water as the sea is rough and the beach is rocky.To enjoy the best view, you can visit the Triveni Sangam point and climb up the famous lighthouse watchtower to entirely take in its beauty.

1. Kanyakumari Amman Temple

A temple for Devi Kanyakumari, corresponding to the legend of the coastal city and its beach, has been built dedicated to the young and fiery goddess. The deity is smaller than any usual South Indian (Read More)idol, but its diamond nose ring is said to be so bright and radiant that distant ships often mistake it for a lighthouse's beam of light.
The temple is open to the public from 4:30 AM - 11:30 AM and 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Non-Hindus are not allowed inside the temple premises.

Gandhi Mandapam is a memorial built for the place where Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were kept before a portion of it was immersed in the sea. The building is built in such a way that on the day of Gandhi J (Read More)ayanti (2nd October), the sun's rays fall directly on the urn where the ashes were kept.
The memorial is open from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM with free entry for tourists. One should not miss this tribute to the great man at the tip of the land of whom he is the Father.

The magnificent Vivekananda Rock Memorial is located on a small island off Kanyakumari. It has the picturesque Indian Ocean in its backdrop. It is situated on one of the two adjacent rocks projecting (Read More)out of the Lakshadweep Sea and comprises of the 'Shripada Mandapam' and the 'Vivekananda Mandapam'.Vivekananda Rock Memorial is located at about 500 meters east of the mainland of Vavathurai in Kanyakumari and can be accessed by regular ferries.

Dedicated to the accomplished philosopher and poet Thiruvalluvar, this beautiful statue finds itself on a small island near Kanyakumari. Thiruvalluvar was the author of a legendary work in the world o (Read More)f Literature, Tirukkural, the classic Tamil text. In his devotion, the work for the statue started in 1990 and continued till 1999, during the year in which the figure finally got completed.

5. Shopping

Tourists can easily spend some time shopping in the small shacks and stalls scattered around the beach selling various souvenirs and handicraft items. You will find decorative items, jewelry, wall han (Read More)gings, and showpieces made of seashells, conches and seafoam. Bamboo, cane, and wood products are also available here and there. Palm leaf drawings are the unique collector's item of the Kanyakumari beach that you can buy from the souvenir shops.

6. Lighthouse

The Kanyakumari Lighthouse, located atop a rocky promontory at the southernmost tip of India, offers panoramic views of the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. Visi (Read More)tors can climb the spiral staircase to the top of the lighthouse for stunning vistas of the surrounding coastline and the vast expanse of the sea.