Lord Ram and Hanuman (monkey god) in embrace. This stone crafts shows the friendship between these two deities. According to the Hindu epic, Ramayana, Hanuman helped Lord Ram to rescue his consort Sita from Lanka, Demon Ravan’s kingdom. Kanya Kumari, India.

Kanyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin, is a town in Kanyakumari District in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Kanyakumari lies at the southernmost tip of mainland India (the southernmost tip of India as a whole being Indira Gandhi Point in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The closest major cities are Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District, [22 km (14 mi)] and Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala (88 km (55 mi)). The town is a popular tourist destination.

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Thomas Kelly > India’s statue of liberation. A 133-foot statue of Saint Thiruvalluvar joins the memorial to Swami Vivekananada, just offshore at Indian’s southernmost tip. A view from the shoreline of Kanya Kumari. Shows the Vivekananada Rock on the left and towering Valluvar statue on right Several hundred yards off shore and reachable only by boat. Kanya Kumari, India.

Thiruvalluvar, was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher whose contribution to Tamil literature is the Thirukkural, a work on ethics. Thiruvalluvar is thought to have lived sometime between the 2nd century BC and the 8th century AD. This estimate is based on linguistic analysis of his writings, as there is no archaeological evidence for when he lived. He is sometimes also called Theiva Pulavar ("Divine Poet"), Valluvar, Poyyamozhi Pulavar, Senna Pothar, Gnana Vettiyan or Ayyan.

Thomas Kelly > South Indian fishermen return to the shoreline of Kanya Kumari after all day long fishing. India.

Thomas Kelly > South Indian fishermen pull fishing net out on the shoreline of Kanya Kumari. India.

Thomas Kelly > Lord Ram and Hanuman (monkey god) in embrace. This stone crafts shows the friendship between these two deities. According to the Hindu epic, Ramayana, Hanuman helped Lord Ram to rescue his consort Sita from Lanka, Demon Ravan’s kingdom. Kanya Kumari, India.

Thomas Kelly > Work in progress. Stone sculptures of various Hindu Dieties at work station in Kanya Kumari, India.

Thomas Kelly > Artists perform Kathakali, Kathakali is the classical dance-drama of Kerala, South India.

Lord Ram and Hanuman (monkey god) in embrace. This stone crafts shows the friendship between these two deities. According to the Hindu epic, Ramayana, Hanuman helped Lord Ram to rescue his consort Sita from Lanka, Demon Ravan’s kingdom. Kanya Kumari, India.