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The museum showcases the pre-independence history of the Kanyakumari district, the history of the Kumari Kandam, the Travancore princely state and rare wartime weapons used at Vattakottai Fort.
Kanyakumari is a popular tourist destination and pilgrimage centre in India.
Kanyakumari, known as the meeting point of three seas and a popular tourist destination in Tamil Nadu, holds many ancient historical records. Not just for tourists, but also for history enthusiasts, the Kanyakumari Government Museum was established by the Tamil Nadu government on January 30, 1991.
This museum in Kanyakumari houses exhibits across various fields, including archaeology, anthropology, history, numismatics, zoology, geology, botany, children’s section, and local history.
The museum showcases the pre-independence history of the Kanyakumari district, the history of the Kumari Kandam, the Travancore princely state and rare wartime weapons used at Vattakottai Fort.
Located just 500 meters from the Kanyakumari bus station, entry to this museum is only 20 rupees. Thus, tourists from India and abroad visiting Kanyakumari can explore the museum to learn various details about the district.
Professor Baby from a private college in Nagercoil stated, “For the past few years, we have been sending our students to various government museums for practical training, including the Kanyakumari Government Museum. While everyone knows Kanyakumari as a tourist spot, the government museum there holds numerous artefacts that preserve its ancient heritage.
The museum displays items and geographical artefacts related to the Lemurian continent where ancient Tamils lived, known as Kumari Kandam. Although it is difficult to find clear images of the Lemurian continent elsewhere, the museum provides detailed representations, including a clear map showing how the vast Kumari Kandam lies submerged under the ocean.”
Kanyakumari is a popular tourist destination and pilgrimage centre in India. Notable tourist spots include its unique sunrise and sunset points, the 41-meter (133 ft) Thiruvalluvar Statue, and Vivekananda Rock Memorial off the coast. Lying at the tip of peninsular India, the town is bordered on the west, south, and east by the Laccadive Sea. It has a coastline of 71.5 kilometres (44.4 mi) stretched along these three sides.
On the shores of the city is a temple dedicated to the goddess Kanya Kumari (the virgin goddess), after which the town is named. Kanyakumari has been a town since the Sangam period and was referred to in old Malayalam literature and the accounts of Ptolemy and Marco Polo.
