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The place in India where the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean meet is:
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Answer: Option C — Kanyakumari
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Kanyakumari (formerly Cape Comorin), in Tamil Nadu, is the southern tip of the Indian mainland, where the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean meet.
Triveni Sangam of the seas:
- The meeting point of the three water bodies is often called the "Triveni Sangam" of the seas.
- Visitors can sometimes see different shades of colour in the water where the seas meet.
- It is one of the few places in the world where one can watch both sunrise and sunset over the sea from the same spot, and on full moon days, the moonrise and sunset can be seen at the same time.
Landmarks of Kanyakumari:
Vivekananda Rock Memorial: built in 1970 on a rock about 500 metres offshore, where Swami Vivekananda is said to have meditated in December 1892 before his journey to the West.
Thiruvalluvar Statue: a 133-feet (about 40-metre) statue of the Tamil poet-saint Thiruvalluvar, author of the Thirukkural, unveiled in 2000. The height represents the 133 chapters of the Thirukkural.
A glass bridge connecting the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the Thiruvalluvar Statue was opened in December 2024.
Kumari Amman Temple (Bhagavathy Amman Temple): dedicated to the goddess Kanya Kumari, after whom the town is named.
Gandhi Mandapam: built where an urn containing Mahatma Gandhi's ashes was kept before immersion.
Name:
"Kanyakumari" means "virgin goddess" and refers to the goddess Kanya Kumari, believed to be an incarnation of Parvati.
Geographical facts:
- Kanyakumari lies at about 8 degrees 4 minutes North latitude, the southernmost point of mainland India.
- The southernmost point of India as a whole is Indira Point on Great Nicobar Island.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Rameswaram is an island town on the Palk Strait.
- ✗Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala, on the Arabian Sea coast.
- ✗Puducherry is on the Bay of Bengal coast.
Quick tip
Remember: Kanyakumari = southern tip of mainland India, meeting point of the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean; Vivekananda Rock and Thiruvalluvar Statue.
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