Maa Kanyakumari Maa
Devi Maa Kanyakumari Maa
Maa Kanyakumari Maa
This is the first Durga Temple created by Lord
Parasurama and is also one among the 108 Shakthi Peethas in the world.
Kanyakumari Devi Temple is situated in Tamil Nadu. Kanyakumari is a cape
at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula. During British rule,
it was known as Cape Comorin. The closest major cities are Nagercoil,
the capital of Kanyakumari district(22kms) and Thiruvananthapuram, the
capital of Kerala(85 kms).Kanyakumari got its name from the Kumari Amman
or the Kanyakumari Temple situated at the shore on the confluence of
the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. Devi Kanya Kumari,
that is, the virgin goddess, is an aspect of Parvathy. She is known by
several other names, including Kanya Devi, Devi Kumari, and Kumari
Amman.
