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Bhagavathy Amman Temple Kanyakumari&nbsp;The first Durga Temple created by Lord Parasurama and is also one among the 51 Shakthi Peethas in the world. Kanyakumari Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethams. It is believed that the right shoulder and (back) spine area of Sati&rsquo;s corpse fell here creating the presence of kundalini sakthi in the region. 
 
Bhagavathy Amman Temple is also known as Kanyakumari Devi Temple, is dedicated to Parvati as Devi Kanya The Virgin Goddess (The name Kanyakumari stands for Kanya(Virgin) and Kumari(girl) ) who did penance to obtain the hand of Lord Shiva. The temple is situated on the beach and there are long queues to enter the temple. The bright diamond nose ring of the Goddess is world famous The nose ring reflects a powerful beam out to sea. Nearby the footprints of Kanya Devi are also visible. It is especially auspicious for pilgrims to wash at the bathing ghat here.

The Temple idols are Devi as Goddess Sharvani and Lord Shiva as Nimisha.The Kanyashram Shakti Peeth Temple is located in Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu.The temple is dedicated to Goddesh Durga.Devi&#39;s back fell here and the idols are Devi as Sharvani and Bhairav as Nimisha. There are varying opinions about whether this is Kanyashram or Kalikashram or Kanyakumari.Then, at the place of fall of back, this beautiful temple was constructed. Kanyakumari Shakti Peeth is situated in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, India. Here the idol of maa Sati is called as &lsquo;Sharwani&rsquo; and the lord Shiva is worshipped as &lsquo;Nimish&rsquo;.&nbsp;

As this Shakti Peeth is surrounded by water all over the place, the scenic beauty of this place is really adorable and looks great when the sun rises or sets. Kanyakumari Shakti Peeth is surrounded by sea from all side. There is a small island on which the temple of Maa is situated. Although this island has got several modifications, but the main temple architecture is still intact. On top of the temple, the whole dome is constructed with the help red stone. This Shakti Peeth is also called as Kanyashram or Kalikashram and is quite famous here.&nbsp;

Near to this, another famous Shakti Peeth is there and its name is Suchindram. The art and architecture of this Suchindram temple is unique and blends with the Tamil Nadu culture. From outside the whole temple looks white, as it is made of white stone. On the other hand, the top part is made of various sculptures that depict the various gods and the fine stone work done on it is highly commendable. You can see number of palm trees planted in front of the Suchindram temple. So much so is the religious importance of this place that every year people in million numbers flock to this part of the country.

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Puranam

The demon king Banasura(grandson of Mahabali) did penance to get a boon from Lord Shiva. He obtained a boon from Lord Shiva that he could be vanquished only by a virgin. Later he became the emperror of the three worlds. His evil ways had caused much agony to Devas,sages and saints. Unable to bear the harassment of the demon king Bhoomi Devi(Mother Earth) and the Devas approached Lord Vishnu and requested him to kill Banasura.

Mahavishnu advised them to worship Sathi(Parvathy) the Goddess of the universe to vanquish the demon. Answering the prayers of the oppressed, Shakti appeared as Kumari(a young virgin girl) and promised to annihilate the evil forces championed by Banasura.

Asking the devas to be patient for the right time for the killing of Banasura, Devi travelled to the southern-most tip of India, where she began to meditate upon Lord Shiva. As time went on she grew into a teenager.

This is how the southern tip of India got the name Kanya Kumari, as kanya kumari means &quot;a virgin teenaged girl&quot; at Kanyakumari and commenced penance with the desire of marrying Shiva at Suchindram. 
 
Lord Shiva (from nearby Suchindrum) was so enchanted by the beauty of Goddess Kumari that he decided to marry her. The divine sage, Narada, felt this would endanger the chances of destroying Banasura, for it was preordained that the king of demons could meet his death only at the hands of a virgin. Therefore, Narada had to find someway to scuttle the marriage.

First Narada tried to confuse Kanya Kumari, telling her that Shiva is not powerful than Banasura. Narada told the goddess that she should ask Shiva to bring three items that could not be obtained anywhere in the world in order to prove his identity.

These were a coconut without eyes, a stalk of sugarcane without stump-joints and a betel leaf without veins. But Lord Shiva easily fulfilled this difficult challenge and the marriage continued to be scheduled. 
 
Narada, fixed the midnight hour as the auspicious time for the wedding. When Shiva&#39;s procession reached a site by name Vazhukkumpaarai, Narada falsely heralded the break of dawn by assuming the form of a cock.

On hearing the crowing of thr cock, Lord Shiva presumed the auspicious hour had past, turned back and returned to Suchindrum. Meanwhile, in Kanyakumari all waited for Lord Shiva&#39;s arrival and eventually, when he didn&#39;t turn up, the wedding ceremonies were cancelled.

The rice and other grains meant for the wedding feast remained uncooked. It is said that in Kanya Kumari&#39;s anger over Shiva not arriving that she scattered all the food items that had been assembled for the wedding. Today tourists can buy tiny stones which look like rice, in remembrance of the marriage that was never solemnized. 
 
The disappointed Kumari Devi decided to do penance and continue with her quest to fight the evil forces of Banasura. The Devi resumed Her penance on the rock, now known as Sripadaparai, a few hundred metres offshore.

Meanwhile, Banasura heard about the beauty of the girl and came to request Her hand in marriage. When Devi rejected the idea, the demon king decided to win her by force. This led to a fierce battle, which ended with Kanya Kumari slaying Banasura with her chakra (divine discus) in Mahadana Puram (4 km north of Kanya Kumari). 
 
It is said that at the moment of his death, Banasura repented for his adharmic acts and prayed to Parashakti to have compassion upon him and absolve him and anyone else who bathed in the waters off Kanya Kumari of their sins.

Devi granted Banasura the boon, and this is why people come from all over the world to bathe in this holy confluence of seas. The relieved Devas returned blessed. Lord Parasurama and Sage Narada requsted to stay there till the end of Kaliyuga. 
The goddess agreed and remains at this place ever-dedicated to Lord Shiva and continues to perform austerities to this day with the hopes that he will one day unite with her.

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Later Parasurama built a temple on the shores and installed a beautiful idol of Goddess Kanya Kumari. The beautiful image of the Goddess in resplendent glory, with a garland in her right hand doing eternal penance as she waits for Lord Shiva to come, bestows on the devotee immense wealth of spiritual energy and peace of mind. 
 
One specialty of the idol is her diamond nose ring. The sparkling diamond nose-ring of the deity is said to be visible even from the sea. The temple&#39;s legend says that the nose ring was obtained from a king cobra and that light reflects off it so brightly that once an ancient mariner mistook it for a lighthouse.

Sailing his ship towards the beacon, he wrecked upon the Kanya Kumari rocks. In order to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, the eastern door of the temple is only opened on five special occasions throughout the year. 
 
Lord Ganesha, Surya and Ayyappa have separate shrines. There are also shrines to Vijayasundari and Balasundari, friends and playmates of the Goddess in her youthful form. A well inside the temple known as Moola Ganga Theertham, provides water for the Devi&#39;s abhishekam.

The eastern entrance, facing the sea, remains closed throughout the year except for the Aaraattu rituals. The eastern door is opened also on new moon days in the months of Edavam, Karkkidakam (Capricorn and Cancer), during Navaratri and in the month of Vrischikam. 
 
According to one of the many legends associated with the origin of this temple, this peetham was formed by the falling of the spine of Goddess Sati Devi&#39;s body, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered throughout Aryavartha in sorrow.

Another legend suggests that once a demon king Banasura worshipped Lord Shiva and received a blessing that he could only be killed by a virgin. Thereafter, he became the emperor of the three worlds and caused agony to devas, sages and saints.

As a retort to his evils, devas worshipped goddess Parvati or Sati who then appeared as a young virgin girl (Kanya Kumari) to vanquish the demon. One day Banasura tried to woo the Devi to marry him. The goddess denied and got into a fierce battle with him, demolishing the demon king at Kanyakumari - as a punishment to his wrong deeds.

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