Historical Period70c CE
Antiquity; Vivekananda memorial 1970 CE
3000 BCE70th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
varies by tradition
- Gender
- female
- Sacred Colours
- redgold
- Sacred Offerings
- flowers · kumkum · sweets · coconut
Primary Scriptures
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Kanyakumari Devi
One of 51 Śakti Pīṭhas; Satī's back fell here. The southernmost tip of India, where three seas (Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea) meet. Swami Vivekananda meditated on a rock off the cape for 3 days in 1892, inspiring his address at the Parliament of Religions.
Canonical status
Kanyākumārī — goddess of the southernmost cape
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
Mantravaries by tradition
- Offerings
- flowerskumkumsweetscoconut
- Sacred colours
- redgold
🛕 Principal Temples
- Kanyakumari DeviAntiquity; Vivekananda memorial 1970 CE📍 Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, IndiaKanyākumārī — goddess of the southernmost cape
🎊 Festivals
- Navratri / Annual Mahotsavavaries
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookD.C. Sircar. Sakti Pitha canonical sources (1948)
- 📖Supporting referenceOther
