From the archive record
The waves in the sea at Kanyakumari add beauty to the sea and also with a ray of light faliing from the sun is a perfect thing to watch at Kanyakumari. Kanyakumari , formerly known as Cape Comorin, is a town in Kanyakumari District in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Kanyakumari lies at the southernmost tip of mainland India (the southernmost tip of India as a whole being Indira Gandhi Point in Andaman and Nicobar Islands). The nearest major city is Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District, 22 km away. Kanyakumari was one of the important towns of the ancient Tamilakam (Sangam period),and is now a popular tourist destination. Kanya Kumari is mainly famous for pilgrimage and tourism. The place is a unique geographical location in India as it is the tip of the pe