Nagercoil

You all know that i used to post my views because of my own intrest but this post is not such a thing. This post is beacuse of the fans wish!!! You may think i am lying but its a fact that when i was sitting busy in the break time of HR class, one of the fan of this blog came and asked me to write something about the pleasent city "Nagercoil". And he/she added that he/she would be more happy if my blog contains useful things :) So i took the decision to continue my work with this blog.Lets come to the topic Nagercoil freshly from the next paragraph rather that talking about something else.


I am proud to write something what i know about Nagercoil as i belong to the NON. Wat is NON??? yes surely this question may arise in your mind. It is nothing but the "Nation of Nagercoil". I see Nagercoil as a Nation. What is not there in Nagercoil???
Why cant i see it as a Nation??? It is the capital of Kanyakumari district. Cape is the only place where 3 seas meet each other. It is not possible to see one sea at a time but in cape we see 3 seas at a time. Nature dances in the form of waves in cape. Someone may think i am exagerating, but actually i am speaking a little about the beauty beacuse i dont know much words to explain all those beauty. Do you think only the waves dances?? No, the trees along the road side supports my word dance!!!
Nature dances in all the possible ways in nagercoil.

Falls - Unknown falls :( The falls in Kazhikesam is not as famous as Kuthalam but no way it is less beauty than that. It is hidden inside the mountains. Oh.. forgot to tell about the mountains. Both western ghats and eastern ghats kiss each other in nagercoil and the only region in India which enjoys both the monsoon is nagercoil. From the mountain there orginates the river called "pazhayar". It gives water through out the year makes nagercoil evergreen:)



Feeling ashame??? You may thing what for? Am i rite? If i tell the reason you will surely be ashamed of being in India. Every year lakhs of foreigners visit cape and enjoy the beauty of nature but you being in India dont find time to visit cape? But you may think of visiting places like US, UK, Swiz, Australia, etc. Isn't?


Hurry up!!! Enjoy the nature. Where ever you are.. Spend as much time as possible to visit nagercoil. But dont plan for a single day to visit here. Actually as i mentioned earlier i havent said even one percent about Nagercoil. It is much more. Visit and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

Kanyakumari takes its name from the Kumari Amman or Kanyakumari Temple, situated in the town, on the sea-shore, the very confluence of the three water-bodies - Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. According to local lore, Kanya Devi, an avatar of Parvati, was to marry Shiva, but as he failed to show up on his wedding day, the rice and other grains meant for the wedding feast remained uncooked and remain unused thereafter. As the local lore goes, the uncooked grains turned into stones as time went by. Some believe that the small stones which look like rice on the shore today, are indeed grains of the wedding that was never solemnized. Kanya Devi is now considered a virgin goddess who blesses pilgrims and tourists who flock the town.

According to another local myth, Lord 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 Rama-Ravana war. This chunk of earth is called Marunthuvazh Malai, which is literally translated to "hills where medicine is found".This is said to be the reason for the abundance of unique native medicinal plants in the area. Marunthuvazh Malai is located near Swamithope about 7 km from Kanyakumari town on the Kanyakumari-Nagercoil highway.

The sage Agasthya, who was himself an expert in medicinal herbs, is believed to have lived around this site in ancient days. The reason why, some believe, so many medicinal herbs are to be found on these hills near Kanyakumari. There is even a village by the name Agastheeswaram close to the town, named after the sage. Today, there is a small Ashram on the middle of the Maruthuvazh Malai 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, and the greenery below.

The 133 ft tall Thiruvalluvar Statue

Kanyakumari has been a great centre for art and religion for centuries. It was also an area of great trade and commerce. It was ruled by the Cholas, the Cheras, the Pandyas and the Nayaks. The architectural beauty of the temples in the area are the works of these rulers. Later Kanyakumari became part of the Venad kingdom with its capital at Padmanabhapuram. The king of Venad, Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, established Travancore by extending his domain further north up to Azhva, during his reign from 1729 to 1758. By this, the present Kanyakumari District came to be known as Southern Travancore. In 1741, Maharaja Marthanda Varma defeated the Dutch East India Company at the famous Battle of Colachel.

Kanyakumari was under the rule of the Kings of Travancore under the overall suzerainty of the British until 1947, when India became independent. Travancore joined the independent Indian Union in 1947. The reign of the Travancore royals came to an end.

Under the Travancore state, the town, and the modern administrative district that bears its name, Kanyakumari District, gained both socially and economically.

In 1949, Kanyakumari became part of the reconstituted Travancore-Cochin State. Around this time, a popular agitation for the amalgamation of Kanyakumari District with Tamil Nadu by the Tamil-speaking majority of the district intensified, under the leadership of Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai Eventually, in 1956, Kanyakumari was integrated with Tamil Nadu (then known as Madras State) as per the language-based reorganisation of States.

Christianity arrived in South India around AD 52 through St. Thomas, one of the twelve Apostles of Christ. However, European missionaries, who arrived in the 16th century, propagated Christianity in the area. St. Francis Xavier (April 7, 1506 – December 2, 1552) was the pioneer in preaching Christianity in the present day Kanyakumari district. Islam is believed to have entered the southern part of India through Kanyakumari during the early part of the eighth century AD through traders and missionaries who came through sea-routes. Islam, Christianity and Jainism have also contributed to the architectural wealth and literary heritage of the region.

Kanyakumari takes its name from the Kumari Amman or Kanyakumari Temple, situated in the town, on the sea-shore, the very confluence of the three water-bodies - Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. According to local lore, Kanya Devi, an avatar of Parvati, was to marry Shiva, but as he failed to show up on his wedding day, the rice and other grains meant for the wedding feast remained uncooked and remain unused thereafter. As the local lore goes, the uncooked grains turned into stones as time went by. Some believe that the small stones which look like rice on the shore today, are indeed grains of the wedding that was never solemnized. Kanya Devi is now considered a virgin goddess who blesses pilgrims and tourists who flock the town.

According to another local myth, Lord 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 Rama-Ravana war. This chunk of earth is called Marunthuvazh Malai, which is literally translated to "hills where medicine is found".This is said to be the reason for the abundance of unique native medicinal plants in the area. Marunthuvazh Malai is located near Swamithope about 7 km from Kanyakumari town on the Kanyakumari-Nagercoil highway.

The sage Agasthya, who was himself an expert in medicinal herbs, is believed to have lived around this site in ancient days. The reason why, some believe, so many medicinal herbs are to be found on these hills near Kanyakumari. There is even a village by the name Agastheeswaram close to the town, named after the sage. Today, there is a small Ashram on the middle of the Maruthuvazh Malai 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, and the greenery below.

The 133 ft tall Thiruvalluvar Statue

Kanyakumari has been a great centre for art and religion for centuries. It was also an area of great trade and commerce. It was ruled by the Cholas, the Cheras, the Pandyas and the Nayaks. The architectural beauty of the temples in the area are the works of these rulers. Later Kanyakumari became part of the Venad kingdom with its capital at Padmanabhapuram. The king of Venad, Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, established Travancore by extending his domain further north up to Azhva, during his reign from 1729 to 1758. By this, the present Kanyakumari District came to be known as Southern Travancore. In 1741, Maharaja Marthanda Varma defeated the Dutch East India Company at the famous Battle of Colachel.

Kanyakumari was under the rule of the Kings of Travancore under the overall suzerainty of the British until 1947, when India became independent. Travancore joined the independent Indian Union in 1947. The reign of the Travancore royals came to an end.

Under the Travancore state, the town, and the modern administrative district that bears its name, Kanyakumari District, gained both socially and economically.

In 1949, Kanyakumari became part of the reconstituted Travancore-Cochin State. Around this time, a popular agitation for the amalgamation of Kanyakumari District with Tamil Nadu by the Tamil-speaking majority of the district intensified, under the leadership of Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai Eventually, in 1956, Kanyakumari was integrated with Tamil Nadu (then known as Madras State) as per the language-based reorganisation of States.

Christianity arrived in South India around AD 52 through St. Thomas, one of the twelve Apostles of Christ. However, European missionaries, who arrived in the 16th century, propagated Christianity in the area. St. Francis Xavier (April 7, 1506 – December 2, 1552) was the pioneer in preaching Christianity in the present day Kanyakumari district. Islam is believed to have entered the southern part of India through Kanyakumari during the early part of the eighth century AD through traders and missionaries who came through sea-routes. Islam, Christianity and Jainism have also contributed to the architectural wealth and literary heritage of the region.

My Hometown

Kanyakumari is one of the famous tourist spots in India.. Its the place where three seas meet..
ie. The Arabian sea, Bay of Bengal and The Indian ocean join here..
Sun rise and sun set is clearly visible in Kanyakumari.. Lots and lots of people from various places of India as well as foreign countries come here to see the sun rise and sun set..
There is a statue of Thiruvalluvar in the midst of the the sea which is 133 feet high.. Thiruvalluvar is one of the famous tamil writers who wrote Thirukural..It consists of 1330 kurals which tells about each and every situation a person exhibits in his entire life.. Boating service is provided from the shore to that rock in the sea..
Near the thiruvalluvar statue in the midst of the sea there is a vivekanandar mani mandapam where there are some spots for meditation.. Its a place where we can rest our mind and feel the silence of the world.. Another important place is the Gandhi mandapam.. Its speciality is that, on Oct 2nd the sun rays fall in a particular space inside the mani mandapam.. Other than that lots and lots of decorative items from sea are available there.. Some amazing waterfalls and beaches are there near by.. Palaces owned by Kings are maintained by the government and lots of rare sculptures and statues are found.. If you get a chance to visit India, ne'er miss to visit Kanyakumari..