and jewellery made from sea shells,
handicrafts made of bamboo, cane and
wood are sold at the stalls by the local
people near the beach area.
When it comes to food, rice is the staple
diet; for mountainous regions, Tapioca
is the main food. A wide variety of
sea food is prepared and sold. People
use coconuts as a major ingredient in
curries and other food items. There
are many eat-outs and restaurants
in Kanyakumari for vegetarians,
non-vegetarians, natives as well as
international tourists.
For photography, Kanyakumari is one of
the most precious few places to shoot
some spectacular and stunning colours
of nature. It offers an opportunity to
take dramatic and inspiring sunrise and
sunset images along with silhouettes.
The best hours to take seascape and
skyscape images are early in the
morning from 5:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.
and in the evening at about 6:00 p.m.
Photographers can experiment with
long exposure technique and the
exposure bracketing option to make
creative images. Any camera will do.
Wide-angle lenses are preferable.
Graduated ND filters would bring out
the best of colours, though their use is
optional. It is a must to carry a tripod
to get better quality images as the
photographer will be taking pictures in
low-light conditions.Places Of Interest:
Kanyakumari Beach
Kanyakumari is one of the very fewplaces in the country where one can
watch a sunrise and sunset sitting
at the same spot near the famous
Kumari Amman temple. The beach
has a rocky shoreline with different
hues of sand. The lighthouse near the
beach gives a breathtaking view of
the beautiful sky.Vivekananda
Memorial Rock
The major attraction of Kanyakumari
is the Thiruvalluvar statue. It is
constructed with granite blocks on a
rock formation that has cropped out
of the sea at a distance of about 500m
away from the mainland. The rock
is considered to be a sacred place. It
was known as ‘Sripada Parai’, which
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