Monday, January 21, 2008
Nanjil nad, Nanjil nadu, Nangil nadu etc. in Kanyakumari district
Nanjilnad the nucleus of Kanyakumari district is described as a fertile piece of land in Puranauru, one of the sangham works in Tamil literature. There are several special features of the district. The first and the foremost one is that is in the name of Devi Parashakthi who is doing eternal penance as a Virgin Goddess named Kanyakumari at the confluence of the three oceans and radiating sanctity all around. The district has a unique advantage of the rainfall during the both south-west and north-east monsoons. The sand of the coastal area is rich in minerals Ilmenite, Monosite and even Thorium. In Tamil nadu rubber and clove cultivated only in Kanya kumari district. The quality of rubber produced in Kanyakumari is one of the best in the world and the yield per acre is also very high compared to other parts. A large variety of medical plants like Rauwolfia, Serpentina are also found here. Even one of the hills on the highway between Nagercoil and Kanyakumari is known as Marunthuvaal malai.
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Sounds like a very interesting part of the world you live in. I would love to visit Southern India one day.
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