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2(1), (2023); 17-21., DOI:https://doi.org/10.46632/cellrm/2/1/6
V.Dhanalekshmy
Pilgrimage is a journey of search of moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person’s beliefs and faith. Kanyakumari is situated in Tamilnadu StatePreviously known as Cape Cormorin,. Located at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula, it is surrounded by three oceans; Bay of Bengal in the east, Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south. 83km south of Thirunelveli, Kanyakumari is also the district headquarters of the district of the same name. The place is popular among the tourists for its spectacular sunrise and sunsets, Gandhi Mandapam, Vivekananda Memorial, Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari temple etc.Many religions attach spiritual importance to particular places: the place of birth or death of founders or saints, or to the place of their “calling” or spiritual awakening, or of their connection (visual or verbal) with the divine, to locations where miracles were performed or witnessed. Such sites may be commemorated with shrines or temples that devotees are encouraged to visit for their own spiritual benefit: to be healed or have questions answered or to achieve some other spiritual benefit. A person who makes such a journey is called a pilgrim. Kanyakumari is notable for pilgrimage and tourism. The place takes its name from the goddess Devi Kanyakumari, considered to be a sister of Krishna. Another pilgrimage centre is Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil, and the other important pilgrimage centre is Thanumalayan Temple in Suchindram. Other important pilgrimage places are Mondaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple, Kollemcode Sree Bhadrakali Temple, Thiruvattar Sri Adikesava Perumal Temple, Velimalai Murugan Temple, Darisanamcope Raghaveshwara Temple, Parthivapuram Arulmigu Parthasarathy Temple and so on. Further some Christian and Islamic centres also considered as famous pilgrimage sites.
V. Dhanalekshmy., “Pilgrimage Centres in Kanyakumari District.” Contemporaneity of English Language and Literature in the Robotized Millennium 2(1) 2023, 17-21. DOI:https://doi.org/10.46632/cellrm/2/1/6