Kanyakumari Shaktipeeth

Overview of Kanyakumari Shaktipeeth

Kanyakumari Shaktipeeth is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. According to the Puranas of Hindu religion, wherever the pieces of the sati, the clothes or the ornaments held, fallen, there Shaktipeeth came into existence. This is called a very holy pilgrimage. These pilgrimage spots are spread across the Indian subcontinent. The Devi Purana describes the 51 pilgrim spots in which Kanyakumari Shaktipeeth is among one of them.

Introduction to Kanyakumari Shaktipeeth

The temple of Bhadrakali is situated in the temple of Kanyakumari situated at the confluence of three seas. This is the story of Kumari Devi. This temple is Shaktipeeth, where the body of the Goddess was collapsed. The Shakuni or Narayani and the Bhairav Nimish or the settlements are here. Kanyakumari is an outline and the last southern border of India, which is said to be here that the snaner is freed from all sins-

ततस्तीरे समुद्रस्थ कन्यातीर्थमुपस्पृशेत्। तत्रो पस्पृश्य राजेंद्र सर्व पापैः प्रमुच्यते॥

Other pilgrimage sites in Kanyakumari Shaktipeeth

In the south of the Goddess Temple, there is Matatirtha, Pitatirtha, Bhimtirtha. Only a few steps away in the west are the stem pilgrimage. Kanyakshtra temple is on the beach. There is the bathing ghat, where is Ganesha temple. It is believed that after seeing the Ganesh ji after the bath, then there is the view of Kanyakumari's sensational and grand Vigilance. There are many deities in the temple. There is a prayer from a little distance from the temple. There is a quaint barbecue on the beach, whose water is sweet. This is called Manduka Tirtha. Travelers bath in this. Vivekananda is situated on the shore a little further in the sea, where is the statue of Swami Vivekananda. It is said that Swamiji used to meditate while sitting there.

How to reach Kanyakumari Shaktipeeth

Kanyakumari is connected by rail and road. It is 80 kilometers away from Trivandrum. It can be reached by train or bus from Chennai and Trivandrum.