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It is 272ft above the city on the banks of the river Cauvery. The rock cut into 437 steps, leads to the temple. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vinayaka (the mythical half-man, half-bird Garuda who is Vishnu's Vehicle, famous in the Epic Mahabharata). Along the way to temple...

This is just 400 metres away from the shores of Kanyakumari and we can reach this rock with the help of the ferry service available there. This is the place where Swami Vivekananda mediated and this turned to be an important event in his life. One can have a wonderful experience...

Near Vivekananda Rock is the Thiruvalluvar Memorial. A statue of Thiruvallur of height 133ft is here and this memorial was constructed to honour the great poet Thiruvalluvar whose work “Thirukurral” has got world fame. This memorial can be reached through ferry...

This place is 13 kms from Kanyakumari and the temple here is noted for its 18ft Hanuman Statue, musical pillars, architecture and so on. In this temple, we can see the three deities Shiva, Vishnu & Brahma which is said to be rare. The Suchindram temple has got a beautiful gopuram...

Gandhi Mandapam is near the Kumari Amman Temple where the ash of Mahatma Gandhi is preserved. The Mandapam is designed in such a manner that on every October 2nd, the rays of the sun fall on the spot where the ash is kept.

The Goddess here is Devi Kumari or Kanyakumari, a virgin. The Goddess has got a extremely brightful diamond in her nose-stead. It is believed that in olden days, the light from this diamond acts as a lighthouse for boats & ships sailing in the seas. Legends say that the Goddess...

Situated 8 kms away from the main ghat road is the Silver Cascade Falls noted for its clean & pure water and so the name Silver Falls . The Kodai Lake overflows and falls down here from a height of 180 feet. It is a wonderful scenery not to be missed in Kodaikanal.

This is the place where we can see 3 boulders measuring a height of about 122 m each standing side by side vertically offering a spectacular view.

This temple is around 2.5 kms from Kodai Lake and the Deity here is Lord Subramanya. According to Tamil Literature, Lord Subramanya is the God of 'Kurinji' i.e. the hilly region. The Palani Hills and the northern plains can be seen from here.

It is a narrow path (of length 1km) for pedestrians which runs along the steep mountains. A walk along this path will give you a delightful experience and one can view many places such as Pambar river, Dolphin's nose & birds eye view of Periyakulam from here.