Saritha Dattatreya has a full-time job with a
reputed education company. When it comes to
photography, her first love and expertise lies
in creative macro and nature images. She also
enjoys photographing images of food, abstracts,
travel and different dimensions of street life. She is
associated with DCP Workshops and Expeditions
as a Panel Expert. She conducts workshops
on basic & advanced photography and digital
image processing. Saritha is also a mentor to
photographers at experimental workshops on
long exposure techniques, silhouettes, highlights,
shadows and various other themes. She intensely
relishes every moment by integrating this form of
art into her daily life.Saritha DattatreyaL
ocated at the southernmost
tip of the Indian subcontinent,
Kanyakumari is surrounded by
the coast, magnificent hills, temples,
churches and other structures.
Formerly known as Cape Comorin,
Kanyakumari is situated in Tamil
Nadu. The name Kanyakumari comes
from Devi Kanya Kumari temple.
Until the end of the British rule in
1947, Kanyakumari was under the
rule of the Pandyan kings and kings
of Travancore at a later stage. The
borders surrounding the district are
the Arabian Sea, Indian ocean, Gulf
of Mannar, Tirunelveli and Kerala.
It is located at the confluence of the
Western and Eastern coastal plains
at the tip of the country, where the
Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and the
Arabian Sea meet.The nearest airports to reach
Kanyakumari are the Trivandrum
International and Tuticorin. These
airports are located at a distance of
about 85 kms from Kanyakumari. It
is very easy to find a taxi from the
airport to reach Kanyakumari. There
are plenty of buses running from
Bangalore, Chennai and Trivandrum
to Kanyakumari. Trivandrum Central
is the nearest railway station. It is well
connected to almost all the cities in
India. It is easy to find a taxi or another
train to Kanyakumari junction.Tamil and Malayalam are the main
languages spoken in this district. The best
time to visit Kanyakumari is from October
to March. There are many hotels, in all
price ranges, for the stay. For shopping
in Kanyakumari, many decorative items88 http://www.smartphotography.in
Smart Photography December 2015TRAVEL FEATURE
Kanyakumari:
Nature in all its beauty!