Saturday, August 25, 2012

Kanyakumari

Tiruchendur Murugan Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Murugan. The puranic name or historical name for this temple is jayanthipuram.It is also one of the Arupadaiveedu (six major abodes) or Six sacred temples of Kaumaram religion. It is the only one among the Six sacred temple complexes to be situated near the sea shore. Other five are situated in mountain region.


The Thiruvalluvar Statue is a 133 feet (40.6 m) tall stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and philosopher Tiruvalluvar, author of the Thirukkural. It is located atop a small island near the town of Kanyakumari on the southernmost Coromandel Coast, where two seas and an ocean meet; the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean.

Sunrise on the way to Tiruchendur
Very quite Bay of Bengal
Tiruchendur Temple
On the way to Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari Gandhi Memorial
Gandhiji's Ashes was kept here on February 12, 1948
133 feet Tiruvalluvar Statue
Kanyakumari Vivekananda Temple