South-east of the Kumari Temple, there lie, in mid-sea, the twin rocks, popularly known, for the last several decades, as the 'Vivekananda Rocks'. The Rocks are separated from each other by a distance of 220 feet with a cluster of stones protruding from the sea in between them.

Kanyakumari is a veritable symbol of sanctity as well. As the legend goes, it was here that Goddess Parvati in one of her incarnations as Devi Kanya, did Tapasya to obtain the hand of God Shiva, the Lord of Kailash, in the Himalayas in the distant north. As a reminder of that event, there at the land's tapering end stands, from ancient times, a magnificent temple enshrining the Image of Goddess Kanyakumari.

At the southernmost tip of India's Mainland, where her easten and the western coasts meet, there stands, from olden times, a small village by name Kanyakumari.

A meeting point of three waters, the Bengal sea, the Indian ocean and the Arabian sea, the place suggests itself as a symbol of unity, besides presenting a rare view of scenic beauty.