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Kanyakumari Tour Guide

Kanyakumari is India’s end the southernmost tip of the mainland. It is at the confluence of the Indan Ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. On an offshore rock, in memory of Swami Vivekananda, the Indian philosopher who would contemplate here stands Vivekanda Rock Memorial. Kanyakumari is only place in India where one can watch the sun set and moon raise simultaneously on a full moon evening.

Sightseeing:
Kanyakumari Temple picturesquely located, overlooking the sea, it si dedicated to paraskthi, the virgin goddess.

Vivekananda Rock Memorial is on a rocky island 200 metres from the shoreline. There is a stature of Swami Vivekananda in the Mandapam and a ferry service takes visitors to the island every half hour, the trip taking 5 minutes.

Gandhi Memorial is where Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes were kept for public viewing. The building’s architecture is such that on 2nd October, his birthday; the sun’s rays fall directly on the platform in the memorial.

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