**Kanyakumari**, located at the southern tip of India, is a world-famous tourist destination full of natural beauty,

spirituality, historical sites and geographical importance.

Details about the major tourist attractions of Kanyakumari, their importance, roads and attractions are given below:
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### 1. Major Tourist Attractions & Their Importance

* **Vivekananda Rock Memorial ([Vivekananda Rock Memorial](https://maps.google.com/?cid=8762293504487695296)):**
* **Importance:** It is believed that Swami Vivekananda attained enlightenment by sitting on this rock for three days at the

end of his trip to India in 1892.
* **Special feature:** This rock, located in the sea, has to be reached by boat. There is a peaceful meditation hall

(dhyana mandapam) and systems that explain the philosophies of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

* **Thiruvalluvar Statue ([Thiruvalluvar Statue](https://maps.google.com/?cid=12188150793847493543)):**
* **Importance:** This gigantic statue is erected 133 feet high on a rock in the sea in honor of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar.
* **Special feature:** The statue is installed on a 38-foot pedestal, representing the 133 chapters of the Thirukkural, and

the number of ‘Aratthuppal’ chapters.

* **Gandhi Mandapam ([Mahatma Gandhi Memorial](https://maps.google.com/?cid=14810552503538736346)):**
* **Importance:** Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes were kept here for public viewing before they were immersed in the sea.
* **Special feature:** Built in the Orissan architectural style, the central tower of this mandapam is 79 feet high (representing

the age at which he died). Its architecture is designed so that at 12 noon on Gandhi’s birthday, October 2, the sunlight falls on the place where his ashes were kept.

* **Sri Kanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple ([Kanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple]

(https://maps.google.com/?cid=9381840998011040840)):**
* **Importance:** It is one of the 108 Shakti Peethas with a historical significance of 3000 years ago.
* **Special feature:** The nose of the goddess in this temple is very bright. In the past, ships sailing at sea

mistook the light of this nose for a lighthouse and crashed into the rock, so the eastern door of the temple is always closed.

* **Triveni Sangam / Mukkadal Sangam ([Triveni Sangam](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11754846335467117338)):**
* **Importance:** A rare geographical location where the three seas meet, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean.
* **Special feature:** Here, the waters of the three seas can be seen meeting in different colors. It is a very famous place for holy bathing.

* **Sunrise & Sunset Point ([Sunset Point](https://maps.google.com/?cid=11903085459599265671)):**
* **Importance:** One of the rare places in the world where you can clearly see the sunrise and sunset from the same place.
* **Special Feature:** On the day of Chitra Pournami, the sun sets in the west and the moon rises in the east simultaneously from here.
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### 2. Additional Nearby Tourist Attractions

* **Vattakottai Fort ([Vattakottai Fort](https://maps.google.com/?cid=16035514089625932701)):** An 18th-century

Dutch-style fort located on the coast. From here, you can see a beautiful view of the sea.
* **Padmanabhapuram Palace ([Padmanabhapuram Palace](https://maps.google.com/?cid=2701096595412332655)):

** A historical palace of the Travancore princely state, a testament to wooden architecture.
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### 3. Roundabouts, Roads & Infrastructure

* **Zero Point & National Highway (NH 44):**
* India’s longest national highway **NH 44**

(starting from Srinagar in Kashmir and ending in Kanyakumari) ends at the beach roundabout here.

* **Tourist hub (Beach Road & Main Market):**
* **Roundabout:** The main roundabout connecting Gandhi Mandapam, Vivekananda Rock Boat House and Main Beach areas is always busy.
* **Car Street & Beach Road:** The streets surrounding the temple are lined with markets full of handicrafts, conch products, souvenirs and restaurants.
* Footpaths and beach roads are located side by side so that tourists can walk and visit all the important places.

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