Surrounded by Majestic Hills and
the plains bordered by colourful sea-shores, fringed with coconut trees and
paddy fields, here and there are few elevated patches of red cliffs with undulating
valleys and plains between the mountainous terrain and the sea - coast, so closely
interwoven with Temples and Churches and other edifices lies the district, 'Kanyakumari'.
( The district name is spelled as ' Kanniyakumari ' in official records which
is in tune with the spoken name of the district in Tamil language) . With an
area of 1672 sq.km. it occupies 1.29% of the total extent of Tamil Nadu.
Described as the southernmost end of Tamil Nadu, the land end of India or the
point where theland's three seas meet, enchanting Kanniyakumari or Cape Comorin
is one of the most popular tourist spots in the state and indeed, in the country.
Part of the fascination is of course due to the fact that it is the very tip
of the Indian peninsula and the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian
Sea and the Indian Ocean.
The other part is that the nature is so spectacular at Kanniyakumari, that several
other Indian beaches pale by comparison. Cape Comorin is at its best during
Chitra Pournami(full moon day in April) when the sun and moon are face to face
at the same horizon but other full moon days are also special when you can see
the sun set and the moon rise almost simultaneously, as if by prior arrangement.
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