Sakta (Amman) · Tamil Nadu
Kanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple
குமரி பகவதி அம்மன் கோயில்
Bhagavathy Amman (Kanya Devi), the girl who waits
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The temple in short
- Deity
- Bhagavathy Amman (Kanya Devi), the girl who waits
- Where
- Tamil Nadu · 8.08N 77.55E
- Usual hours
- 6 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 8.30 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
- Grahas
- Chandran Sukran
- Visited for
- At the meeting of the three seas, where the diamond nose-stud is said to have guided ships. Navaratri is its festival; the sangamam is also a place for tarpanam.
Where it is
Others within reach
Nearest first, by straight-line distance
- Thanumalayan Temple, Suchindram 11.8 km · Saiva
- Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil 18 km · Other
- Thiruvazhmarban Temple, Thirupathisaram 18.2 km · Vaishnava
- Thirukurungudi Nambi Temple 31.1 km · Vaishnava
- Adikesava Perumal Temple, Thiruvattaru 44.6 km · Vaishnava
- Vanamamalai Perumal Temple, Nanguneri 47.2 km · Vaishnava
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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.