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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kanyakumari
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| image_skyline = Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari.jpg
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| image_caption = Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari
| nickname = Cape Comorin, Kumari, Thiruvenisangam
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| coordinates = {{coord|8.084|N|77.546|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in Tamil Nadu|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]
| established_title = Established
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| named_for = [[Devi Kanya Kumari]]
| government_type = Town Panchayat
| governing_body = Kanyakumari Town Panchayat
| leader_title = [[District Collector]]
| leader_name = Arvind
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 25.89
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| elevation_m = 30
| population_total = 29761
| population_as_of = 2012
| population_density_km2 = 665
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 629 702
| area_code = 91-4652 & 91-4651
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = TN 74 & TN 75
| website = {{URL|www.kanniyakumari.nic.in}}
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| official_name =
| leader_name1 = [[Vijay Vasanth]]
| leader_title1 = Member of Parliament
| leader_name2 = [[Thalavai Sundaram]]
| leader_title2 = Member of Legislative Assembly
| other_name = Cape Comorin
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'''Kanyakumari''' ({{IPAc-en|US|k|ə|n|ˈ|j|ʌ|k|ʊ|m|ɑːr|iː}}); {{lit}} "The Virgin Princess" (also known as '''Cape Comorin''') is a town in [[Kanyakumari District]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in India. It is the southern tip of [[Indian subcontinent]]. The southernmost town in mainland India, it is sometimes referred to as 'The Land's End'.

A popular tourist destination in India, it is famous for its unique ocean sunrise, sunset and moonrise, the {{convert|133|ft|m|adj=on|order=flip}} [[Thiruvalluvar Statue]] and [[Vivekananda Rock Memorial]] off the coast, and as a pilgrimage centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.natgeotraveller.in/india-getaways-16-reasons-why-you-should-be-holidaying-in-tamil-nadu/|title=India Getaways: 16 Reasons Why You Should be Holidaying in Tamil Nadu | Nat Geo Traveller India}}</ref> Lying at the tip of peninsular India, Kanyakumari is bordered on the west, south and east by the [[Laccadive Sea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iho.int/uploads/user/pubs/standards/s-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf|title=Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition|year=1953|publisher=International Hydrographic Organization|page=21|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008191433/http://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf|archive-date=8 October 2011}}</ref> It has a coastal line of {{Convert|71.5|km|mi|}} stretched on the three sides.<ref>[https://kanniyakumari.nic.in/ Kanniyakumari]</ref>

The town is situated {{Convert|90|km|mi|}} km south of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] city, and about {{convert|20|km|mi|}} south of [[Nagercoil]], the headquarters of [[Kanyakumari District]].

On the shores of the town is a temple dedicated to Goddess Kanyakumari (the virgin Goddess), after which the town is named.<ref name="thehinduimages.com">https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=157918128</ref> Kanyakumari has been a city since the [[Sangam period]] and has been referred to in old Malayalam literature and in the accounts of [[Ptolemy]] and [[Marco Polo]].<ref name="thehinduimages.com"/><ref name="kanaka">{{cite book | last =Kanakasabhai | first =V | title =The Malayalees Eighteen Hundred Years Ago | publisher =Asian Educational Services |year=1997 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=VuvshP5_hg8C&q=malayalam&pg=PA1 | isbn =8120601505 | page =10 }}</ref><ref name="shinu">{{cite journal | last =Abraham | first =Shinu | title =Chera, Chola, Pandya: using archaeological evidence to identify the Tamil kingdoms of early historic South India. | journal =Asian Perspectives | volume =42 |year=2003 | issue =2 | pages =207–223 | doi =10.1353/asi.2003.0031 | hdl =10125/17189 | s2cid =153420843 | url =https://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=GfpTLJYcL1XJGP4Vv1mSvT1hvmCvCxGMhrrDBZ23l2vmKVN1JkYG!-2096127210?docId=5002047766| hdl-access =free }}</ref>

==History==
{{main| Kanya Kumari Temple}}

===Etymology===
The place derives its name from the goddess [[Devi Kanya Kumari|Kanya Kumari]], considered to be the sister of [[Krishna]], a goddess is believed to remove the rigidity from the mind, to whom women pray for marriage. In 1656, the [[Dutch East India Company]] conquered [[Portuguese Ceylon]] from the [[Portuguese East Indies]], and the name eventually corrupted to "Comorin" and was called ''Cape Comorin'' during [[British Raj|British rule in India]]. The city was later renamed ''Kanyakumari'' by the [[Government of India]] and the [[Madras State|Government of Madras]].

===Legend ===
According to a Hindu legend, [[Kanya Devi]], an [[avatar]] of [[Parvati]], was to marry [[Shiva]], who failed to show up on his wedding day. Rice and other grains meant for the wedding feast remained uncooked and unused.<ref name="Legends of Kanya Kumari- Amritapuri"/> The uncooked grains turned into stones as time went by. Some believe that the small stones on the shore today, which look like rice, are indeed grains from the wedding that was never solemnised. [[Kanya Devi]] is now considered a virgin goddess who blesses pilgrims and tourists who flock to the town. Her temple located in Kanyakumari is a [[Shakti Peetha]] or a holy shrine in the [[Shaktism]] tradition of Hinduism.
According to another Hindu legend, [[Hanuman]] dropped a piece of earth as he was carrying a mountain with his life-saving herb, Mrita Sanjivani, from the Himalayas to Lanka ([[Sri Lanka]]) during the [[Ramayana|Ramayana War]]. This chunk of earth is called [[Marunthuvazh Malai]], literally "hills where medicine lives"This is said to be the reason for the abundance of unique native medicinal plants in the area.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Marunthuvazh Malai is located near Kottaram about {{convert|7|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from Kanyakumari town on the Kanyakumari-Nagercoil highway. The sage [[Agasthya]], who was an expert in medicinal herbs, is believed to have lived around this site in ancient days.{{By whom|date=May 2022}} It is believed to be the reason so many medicinal herbs are found on the hills near Kanyakumari.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} There is an [[ashram]] on the middle of the hill, which tourists visit (after a short trek from the base of the hill), both to visit the Ashram and also to take a glimpse of the sea near Kanyakumari a few kilometres away.<ref name="Legends of Kanya Kumari- Amritapuri">{{cite web |url= http://www.amritapuri.org/3687/kanya-kumari.aum |title= Legends of Kanya Kumari |publisher= Amritapuri |date=8 February 2000 |access-date= 24 July 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the Census of 2011, Kanyakumari town had 61.16% [[Christians]], 32.97% [[Hindus]] and 5.47% [[Muslims]].<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}, Town code: 803939, Area Name: Kanniyakumari (TP); [https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW33C-01%20MDDS.XLS Table C-1 Tamil Nadu (XLS)]</ref>

{{bar box|title= Religion Data - Census 2011 - Kanyakumari town|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|purple|61.16}}{{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|DarkOrange|32.97}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|5.47}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.39}}}}

As of the census of India 2001, Kanyakumari had a population of 19,739, comprising 9,884 males and 9,855 females, making the sex ratio (number of females per thousand males) of the town 997. A total of 2,403 people were under six years of age and the child sex ratio (number of females per thousand males under six years of age) stood at 1,024. The town had an average literacy of 88.62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. There were a total of 4,236 households in the town. As of 2001, Kanyakumari had a total of 5,929 main workers: 11 cultivators, 78 [[Farmer|agricultural labourers]], 66 in household industries, and 5,774 other workers. There were a total of 119 marginal workers: 4 marginal cultivators, 3 marginal agricultural labourers, 11 marginal workers in household industries, and 101 other marginal workers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Primary census abstract 2001 |url=http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations – Tamil Nadu |access-date=29 December 2012 |year=2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217153857/http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx |archive-date=17 February 2011 }}</ref>

==Geography==
{{wide image|Kanyakumari - panoramic view.png|1000px|align-cap=center|Panoramic full view of the Thiruvalluvar Statue and the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, on the [[Laccadive Sea]].}}

Kanyakumari is located at {{Coord|8.08|N|77.57|E}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Kanniyakumari.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Kanyakumari]</ref> and has an average elevation of 30 metres. The peninsular tip of Kanyakumari is bordered on three sides by the [[Laccadive Sea]]. It is located at the confluence of the [[Western Coastal Plains]] and [[Eastern Coastal Plains]].

Kanyakumari is at the southern tip and is the southernmost point of the contiguous [[Indian Subcontinent]]. It thus finds itself being a part of the common [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] phrase used to describe the length of India "Kashmir se Kanyakumari"; before the partition, the phrase in [[colonial India|undivided India]] was "Khyber se Kanyakumari".<ref name="Rajghatta2017">{{cite news |last1=Rajghatta |first1=Chidanand |title=Attock to Cuttack, PM Narendra Modi causes a stir |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/attock-to-cuttack-pm-narendra-modi-causes-a-stir/articleshow/59332065.cms |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=23 June 2020 |language=en |date=27 June 2017}}</ref> However, the southernmost point of [[India|Republic of India]] is at [[Indira Point]] on [[Great Nicobar Island]], at 6°45’10″N and 93°49’36″E. The nearest city is [[Thiruvananthapuram]] {{convert|85|km|abbr=on|0}} and the airport is [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]] and the nearest town is [[Nagercoil]], the administrative headquarters of [[Kanyakumari District]], {{convert|22|km|abbr=on|0}} away.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Kanyakumari (1981–2010, extremes 1961–2012)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 34.4
| Feb record high C = 34.8
| Mar record high C = 36.0
| Apr record high C = 36.8
| May record high C = 38.2
| Jun record high C = 36.2
| Jul record high C = 35.3
| Aug record high C = 35.9
| Sep record high C = 35.5
| Oct record high C = 35.2
| Nov record high C = 35.6
| Dec record high C = 33.7
| year record high C = 38.2
| Jan high C = 31.1
| Feb high C = 31.8
| Mar high C = 32.4
| Apr high C = 32.8
| May high C = 32.4
| Jun high C = 30.6
| Jul high C = 30.4
| Aug high C = 30.5
| Sep high C = 30.6
| Oct high C = 30.5
| Nov high C = 30.3
| Dec high C = 30.5
| year high C = 31.1
| Jan low C = 23.6
| Feb low C = 24.0
| Mar low C = 25.3
| Apr low C = 26.3
| May low C = 26.3
| Jun low C = 24.7
| Jul low C = 24.3
| Aug low C = 24.2
| Sep low C = 24.4
| Oct low C = 24.4
| Nov low C = 24.2
| Dec low C = 23.9
| year low C = 24.6
| Jan record low C = 19.8
| Feb record low C = 18.8
| Mar record low C = 21.4
| Apr record low C = 20.9
| May record low C = 21.3
| Jun record low C = 19.3
| Jul record low C = 19.0
| Aug record low C = 21.3
| Sep record low C = 21.0
| Oct record low C = 20.2
| Nov record low C = 20.1
| Dec record low C = 19.0
| year record low C = 18.8
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 14.1
| Feb rain mm = 7.0
| Mar rain mm = 17.9
| Apr rain mm = 61.9
| May rain mm = 58.7
| Jun rain mm = 87.7
| Jul rain mm = 43.9
| Aug rain mm = 31.8
| Sep rain mm = 44.1
| Oct rain mm = 121.5
| Nov rain mm = 176.7
| Dec rain mm = 50.2
| year rain mm = 715.5
| Jan rain days = 0.9
| Feb rain days = 1.0
| Mar rain days = 1.4
| Apr rain days = 2.8
| May rain days = 3.1
| Jun rain days = 6.3
| Jul rain days = 3.8
| Aug rain days = 2.5
| Sep rain days = 3.5
| Oct rain days = 7.3
| Nov rain days = 8.7
| Dec rain days = 3.0
| year rain days = 44.2
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 66
| Feb humidity = 68
| Mar humidity = 70
| Apr humidity = 74
| May humidity = 77
| Jun humidity = 79
| Jul humidity = 79
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 80
| Oct humidity = 80
| Nov humidity = 75
| Dec humidity = 68
|year humidity = 75
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Kanniyakumari Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 383–384
| access-date = 19 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M195
| access-date = 19 March 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Notable landmarks<ref>[http://districts.ecourts.gov.in/kanyakumari/our-district "Our District"], District Court, Kanniyakumari.</ref>==
===Thiruvalluvar Statue===
[[File:Tiruvalluvar statue LIC.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Thiruvalluvar Statue]]]]
The [[Thiruvalluvar Statue]] has a height of {{convert|29|m|ft|abbr=off}} and stands upon a {{convert|11.5|m|ft|0|adj=on}} rock that represents the 38 chapters of "virtue" in the [[Kural|Thirukkural]]. The statue standing on the rock represents "wealth" and "pleasures", signifying that wealth and love be earned and enjoyed on the foundation of solid virtue.<ref>[http://districts.ecourts.gov.in/tn/kanyakumari "Kanniyakumari"], District Court, Kanniyakumari.</ref> The combined height of the statue and pedestal is {{convert|40.5|m|ft|order=flip|abbr=on}}, denoting the 133 chapters in the [[Thirukkural]]. It has a total weight of 7000 tons. The statue is reminiscent of a dancing pose of [[Nataraja]]. It was sculpted by the Indian sculptor [[V. Ganapati Sthapati]], who also created the [[Iraivan Temple]]. Its opening ceremony was on 1 January 2000. The monument was hit by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Indian Ocean tsunami]] on 26 December 2004.<ref name="Places of Tourist Interest">{{cite web|url=http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in/tourist.html|title=Details About the Statue of Thiruvalluvar|publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]]|access-date=18 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618134330/http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in/tourist.html|archive-date=18 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> but stood unaffected. The statue is designed to survive eqarthquakes of high magnitude.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} During maintenance work, as well as during rough sea, entry is restricted for tourists.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/entry-to-thiruvalluvar-statue-suspended-for-6-months-for-maintenance-work/articleshow/58230822.cms "Entry to Thiruvalluvar statue suspended for 6 months for maintenance work"], ''The Times of India'', 17 April 2017.</ref>

===Vivekananda Rock Memorial===
[[File:Entrance view Vivekananda rock temple.JPG|thumb|200px|right|[[Vivekananda Rock Memorial]]]]
The [[Vivekananda Rock Memorial]] is a popular tourist monument in Vavathurai, Kanyakumari, India. The memorial stands on one of two rocks located about {{convert|500|km|mi}} east of the mainland of Vavathurai. It was built in 1970 in honour of [[Swami Vivekananda]] who is said to have attained enlightenment on the rock.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} According to local legends, it was on this rock that Goddess Kumari performed austerity. A meditation hall (Dhyana Mandapam) is also attached to the memorial for visitors to meditate. The design of the mandapa incorporates different styles of temple architecture from all over India. It houses a statue of Vivekananda.<ref name=Madan>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/179 179]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> The rocks are surrounded by the [[Laccadive Sea]]. The memorial consists of two main structures, the Vivekananda Mandapam and the Shripada Mandapam.

===Gandhi Memorial Mandapam===
[[File:Gandhi Memorial Kanyakumari.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Gandhi Memorial Mandapam, Kanyakumari]]
The Gandhi Memorial Mandapam has been built on the spot where the urn containing the Mahatma's ashes was kept for public viewing before immersion. Resembling central Indian Hindu temples in form, the memorial was designed in a way that on Gandhi's birthday, 2 October, the first rays of the sun fall on the exact place where his ashes were kept.<ref name=Madan/>

===Tsunami Memorial Park===
[[File:Tsunami Memorial Kanyakumari.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Tsunami Memorial, Kanyakumari]]
Near Kanyakumari's southern shore stands a monument to the memory of those who died in the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]], an underwater megathrust earthquake that claimed around 280,000 lives{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} in many countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Thailand, Maldives, and Indonesia.

===Bhagavathy Amman Temple===
[[File:A view of Kumariamman temple and Indian ocean.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Bhagavathy Amman Temple]]
Bhagavathy Amman Temple is a 3000-year-old temple dedicated to Goddess [[Devi Kanya Kumari|Kumari Amman]] located at Kanyakumari. Kumari Amman is one of the forms of Devi, popularly known as "Kumari Bhagavathy Amman". Kumari Bhagavathy Amman temple is the first Durga temple created by Lord Parasurama and one of the 108 Shakthi Peethas. This temple is situated at the shore of the [[Laccadive Sea]]. The Kumari temple has been mentioned in Ramayana, Mahabharata and Purananooru.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Kumari Amman Temple |date=10 January 2016|url=http://www.onlinekanyakumari.com/history-of-kumari-amman-temple-kanyakumari-bhagavathy-temple-devi-kumari-temple/}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2019}}

===Kamarajar Mani Mantapa Monument===
Kamarajar Mani Mantapa Monument was raised and dedicated to a freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, President of Indian National Congress, Mr Kamarajar. He is also popularly known as Black Gandhi among the masses. Like the Gandhi Mantapa, this place is where Kamarajar's ashes were kept for the public to pay homage before immersion into the sea.<ref name="Places to Visit">{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.in/Attractions-g608476-Activities-Kanyakumari_Tamil_Nadu.html|title=Places to Visit in Kanyakumari|publisher=TripAdvisor|access-date=18 February 2016}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2019}}

==Tourism==
[[File:Kanyakumari as seen from Tiruvalluvar Statue.JPG|thumb|right|The ferries transporting tourists from the mainland to the islands can be seen with one returning to the mainland and the other one about to stop at the Tiruvalluvar statue after carrying over tourists from Vivekananda Rock.]]
The state-owned [[Poompuhar Shipping Corporation]] runs ferry services between the town and the [[Vivekananda Rock Memorial]] and Thiruvalluvar statue, situated on rocky islets off the coast. The operation of the ferry service began in 1984. Two ferries were used to ferry the tourists until June 2013, after which a new ferry was added to the service on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of [[Swamy Vivekananda]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/third-ferry-service-launched-in-kanyakumari/article4835966.ece|work=The Hindu|title=Third ferry service launched in Kanyakumari|date=21 June 2013|access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref> [[Kanyakumari Railway Station|Kanyakumari]] and nearby [[Nagercoil Railway Station|Nagercoil]] are directly connected by rail with almost all metropolitan cities in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kanyakumari-railway-station-needs-better-infrastructure/article4426766.ece|work=The Hindu|title=Kanyakumari railway station needs better infrastructure|date=18 February 2013|access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref> The nearest airport is [[Trivandrum Airport|Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]], {{convert|90|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from Kanyakumari Town and {{convert|70|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from [[Nagercoil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kanyakumari.org.in|title=Kanyakumari|access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> Kanyakumari is {{convert|744|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from Chennai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in/near.htm|title=Kanyakumari District|access-date=22 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204103911/http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in/near.htm|archive-date=4 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Devi Kanya Kumari]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in/ Kanyakumari District Government Portal]
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