Comorin Cape

Cape Comorin marks the southern tip of the Indian peninsula, where the shore curves between the western and eastern coasts. The settlement of Kanyakumari takes its name from the virgin goddess Kanya Kumari, whose temple stands beside the sea. Known since the age of the ancient Tamil poems, the place appears in the accounts of Ptolemy and Marco Polo. According to local tradition, the goddess was to marry Shiva, but he failed to arrive for the wedding; the grains prepared for the feast became stones on the shore.