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Statue of Thiruvalluvar
D3
C2
D3
Sleeping
B2
C1
B2
C1
B2
C2
C2
Eating
C2
C2
C1
(see 14)
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Information
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Transport
C2
Sights & Activities
Kumari Amman Temple
MAP
( 4.30am-12.30pm & 4-8.15pm)
The legends say the
kanya
(virgin) goddess Kumari, a mani-
festation of the Great Goddess Devi, single-handedly conquered demons and secured free-
dom for the world. At this temple at the tip of the subcontinent, pilgrims give her thanks
in an intimately spaced, beautifully decorated temple, where the crash of waves from three
seas can be heard behind the twilight glow of oil fires clutched in vulva-shaped votive
candles (a reference to the sacred femininity of the goddess). You're likely to be asked for
HINDU TEMPLE