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12 unusual facts about Kanyakumari


7 Notes to Infinity

With unprecedented access, 7 Notes to Infinity was shot extensively in Padmanabhapuram Palace, in Kanyakumari district, the famous Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kuthira Malika and Kowdiar Palace in Thiruvananthapuram.

Choozhal

Choozhal, Krishnapuram, Piracode is located nearly 60 km from Kanyakumari and 40 km from Trivandrum.

Eramalloor

Eramalloor is a village located on the NH47 Highway linking Kanyakumari and Salem.

Gabbur

Raichur is the nearest railway station to Gabbur and Raichur is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Pune, Bhopal and Agra.

Muttom

It is reachable from Kanyakumari by road with a distance of about 34 km.Nearest villages are Esanthangu, Ammandivillai, Pillaithoppu, Azhikal, Kadiyapattanam & Manavala Kurichi.

Palayam

Palayam, Kanyakumari, a village situated under Neyyoor town panchayat in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Pandya Kingdom

There, amongst the Pandyas, is the tirtha called the Kumaris (Kanyakumari) (3:88).

Periathalai

It is located 26 kilometers from Thiruchendur and 60 kilometers from Kanyakumari, on the Thiruchendur and Kanyakumari coastal route.

Pozhiyoor

It was a scheme for connecting Thiruvanathapuram with Kanyakumari and thus extending the water communications to the extreme south of the country.

Sothavilai Beach

The Sotha Vilaibeach is one among the most important beaches in the district of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.

Tarhala

The location of this village is all set to become strategically very important since the planned Kolkata-Mumbai express highway and the Kanyakumari-Delhi Express highway cross just 2 km away from this village.

Vallavilai

Vallavilai is located north-west to Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) and south-east to Trivandrum (capital of Kerala).


Ayyavazhi festivals

This day was an official holiday for the southern districts of Tamil Nadu such as Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli.

Eraviputhenthurai

Vessels travel to Porbandar, Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Gareware, Goa, Mangalore, Kochi, Neendakara, Vizhinjam, Kanyakumari, Chennai, Vishakapattanam, Paradeep and so on.

Eustachius De Lannoy

Vattakottai Fort (or Circular fort) is a seaside fort, very close to Kanyakumari, the southern tip of Peninsular India.

Many other forts like the Vattakottai Fort facing the sea near Kanyakumari, the Savakkotta, and the Marunnu Kotta or Ammunition fort, both being hill-forts near Padmanabhapuram, were built under de Lannoy’s supervision.

Kanyakumari Mumbai Express

The 16382 Kanyakumari Mumbai CST Express covers the distance of 2135 kilometres in 47 hours 05 mins (45.35 km/hr) & in 44 hours 30 mins (47.98 km/hr) as 16381 Mumbai CST Kanyakumari Express.

The 16381/16382 Kanyakumari Mumbai CST Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry Car.

It operates as train number 16382 from Kanyakumari to Mumbai CST and as train number 16381 in the reverse direction.

Little Flower Public School

Field visits are organised for all classes, including to Kanyakumari, Kerala, Madurai, Vishakapatnam, Mekedatu, Western Ghats, Goa, Ooty, Kodaikanal, Hampi and Hyderabad.

Peravai

Kumari Arivial Peravai, voluntary group doing service in the field of science and technology in Kanyakumari district, India

Red-wattled Lapwing

It breeds from West Asia (Iraq, SW Iran, the Arabian/Persian Gulf) eastwards across South Asia (Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the entire Indian subcontinent up to Kanyakumari and up to 1800m in Kashmir/Nepal), with another sub-species further east in Southeast Asia.

St. Arockiya Nathar Church, Vavathurai

St. Arockia Nathar Church is a Catholic church located in Vavathurai, Kanyakumari, India.

Vaikkath Pachu Moothathu

Suchindrum and Kanyakumari was a part of the erstwhile Travancore state ruled by the Maharaja of Travancore.The main attraction of the place is the Thanumalayan Temple that is important to both Shaivaites and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism.

Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a monument and it is a popular tourist attraction in Vavathurai, Kanyakumari, India.