The Tip of Our Country was where Swami Vivekananda reached the tipping point, And could also be where you Rediscover Yourself and Your Spirit
Life at Kanyakumari some decades ago was often disturbed by communal tensions. Even the proposal for the building of Vivekananda Memorial in the early 60s faced much opposition from the Christian fishermen, who were perhaps afraid of being robbed of their means of a livelihood, as the dredging operations would cause soil erosion. They even went on to damage the Memorial tablet placed on the rock and installed a wooden cross in its place! Eventually, the issues were amicably settled. “Now, most of the tourists come here to see this Memorial. Those fishermen who protested earlier are the boatmen now who take the tourists to this rock,” says Ignacius Tagore, a senior journalist in Kanyakumari.
Every year 19 lakh people come to see this Memorial. The ferry service starts in the morning at 8 am and ends at 4 pm. “December to January, April to May are the two peak seasons. 10 lakh tourists come here then,” says Sornapandian, the Manager of the Boat transport here.
Kanyakumari district was earlier with the state of Travancore. After a long struggle by the local people, when states were formed on the basis of the language, Kanyakumari and adjacent places came to Tamil Nadu. You can still find people here speaking Tamil with a hint of Malayalam accent.
In 1982, there was a huge religious clash in Mandaikadu, a hamlet near Kanyakumari. “This clash happened due to a rumour,” says Dr. S.Padmanathan, a historian. “Those days the Hindus and Christians were friendly. There was a Hindu Bhagwati Amman temple and a Christian Mary Church. During a festival season, rumour spread that a woman was molested and so a clash erupted between the two sections. Police came to control the violence, and they resorted to firing in which six people were killed. But the situation has changed today. Both communities visit each other’s places of worship,” informs Padmanathan.
On the shore stands Kumari Amman temple. The virgin Goddess here is the incarnation of Parvati, who is believed to have stood in penance for Lord Shiva. It is one of the important Shakti Peeths in Tamil legends. One has to stand in a long queue to catch a glimpse of the beautiful Goddess here. The famous diamond nose-stud that she wears, has many stories behind it. The light from the diamond is believed to have caused many to be shipwrecked in the sea, as they would mistake it to be a lighthouse and come towards the shore. I was told that this was the reason why the east door of the temple was kept closed.
Life at Kanyakumari some decades ago was often disturbed by communal tensions. Even the proposal for the building of Vivekananda Memorial in the early 60s faced much opposition from the Christian fishermen, who were perhaps afraid of being robbed of their means of a livelihood, as the dredging operations would cause soil erosion. They even went on to damage the Memorial tablet placed on the rock and installed a wooden cross in its place! Eventually, the issues were amicably settled. “Now, most of the tourists come here to see this Memorial. Those fishermen who protested earlier are the boatmen now who take the tourists to this rock,” says Ignacius Tagore, a senior journalist in Kanyakumari.
Every year 19 lakh people come to see this Memorial. The ferry service starts in the morning at 8 am and ends at 4 pm. “December to January, April to May are the two peak seasons. 10 lakh tourists come here then,” says Sornapandian, the Manager of the Boat transport here.
Kanyakumari district was earlier with the state of Travancore. After a long struggle by the local people, when states were formed on the basis of the language, Kanyakumari and adjacent places came to Tamil Nadu. You can still find people here speaking Tamil with a hint of Malayalam accent.
In 1982, there was a huge religious clash in Mandaikadu, a hamlet near Kanyakumari. “This clash happened due to a rumour,” says Dr. S.Padmanathan, a historian. “Those days the Hindus and Christians were friendly. There was a Hindu Bhagwati Amman temple and a Christian Mary Church. During a festival season, rumour spread that a woman was molested and so a clash erupted between the two sections. Police came to control the violence, and they resorted to firing in which six people were killed. But the situation has changed today. Both communities visit each other’s places of worship,” informs Padmanathan.
On the shore stands Kumari Amman temple. The virgin Goddess here is the incarnation of Parvati, who is believed to have stood in penance for Lord Shiva. It is one of the important Shakti Peeths in Tamil legends. One has to stand in a long queue to catch a glimpse of the beautiful Goddess here. The famous diamond nose-stud that she wears, has many stories behind it. The light from the diamond is believed to have caused many to be shipwrecked in the sea, as they would mistake it to be a lighthouse and come towards the shore. I was told that this was the reason why the east door of the temple was kept closed.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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