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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Azhagappapuram, Velu Thampi Dalawa, Eraviputhenthurai, Swamithope Pathi, Padmanabhapuram Palace, Marthandam, Excel Central School, Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Vadiveeswaram, Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari, Mathur Aqueduct, Battle of Colachel, Alanchi, Maravankudieruppu, Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Udayagiri Fort, Thuckalay, Nagaraja Temple, Aralvaimozhi, Adarsh Vidya Kendra, St. Arockiya Nathar Church, Vavathurai, Christopher Nagar, Marunthuvazh Malai, Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple, Kodimunai, Krishnancoil, Parvathipuram, Tamil Nadu, Thiruppathisaram, Vattakottai Fort, Kumari Arivial Peravai, Moolachel, Vadasery, Nizhal Thangal, Puviyur, Ponjesly College of Engineering, Sun College of Engineering, Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple, Neyyoor, Poliyoorkurchy, St. Xavier's College of Engineering, Chunkankadai, Thirucharanathumalai, Chitharal Jain Monuments, Sivalayams, Nalloorkonam, South Thamaraikulam, Peer Mohammed Dargah, Curusadi St. Antony's Church, Pahrali River, South Travancore Hindu College, Kothai. Excerpt: Kanyakumari .) (Tamil: ) is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari District. The closest major cities are Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District, (22 km (14 mi)) and Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala (85 km (53 mi)). The town is a popular tourist place in India. 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 - the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. In his work on ancient India, Ptolemy had identified Kanyaku...
