Kanniyakumari Devi Temple

The 3000 year-old Kumari Amman (Mother) temple at Kanyakumari is dedicated to goddess Kanyakumari. The name Kanyakumari literally means ‘virgin goddess." She stands in eternal vigil protecting the land. The temple is surrounded by a stone wall and stands on the edge of the ocean.

Legend has it that the Goddess Parvati in one of her incarnations as Devi Kanniya did penance on one of the rocks of this land's end to obtain the hand of Lord Shiva Kanyakumari, picturesquely situated at the Lands End at the confluence of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean, has been a major attraction for both tourists and pilgrims alike

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