• Dr. K.K. Thanammal

Kanyakumari district is a land of colourful festivals, which is situated in the southern most part of Indian sub-continent. Its extreme length was 174 miles and extreme breadth was 75 miles. It was one of the most picturesque areas of India. The people of this area belonged to different castes. Most of the people of this kingdom belonged to Hinduism, Christianity and Muslims also formed a major portion of the population. It has a long history and tradition behind them. The major festivals of Kanyakumari district with National character are Deepavali. All the others have local and regional characters with Hindu origin. Kanyakumari district is situated in the southern tip of the Peninsular India. Kanyakumari plays a vital role in the socio-economic life of the people. In Kanyakumari, three seas merge which symbolizes unity. Moreover it is a place of pilgrimage. Pilgrims appear to have kept alive the link between north and south India. Once, this district was a part of Travancore. It was merged with Tamil Nadu on 1st November 1956.

Kanyakumari District, Saiva Festivals, Vaishnava Festivals, Thirukarthigai, Margali vila, Arattu, Teppotsawam, Car Festival, Kodai Festival, Vishu, Shivratri, Gohulashtami, Vriscikavilaku, Sratha Festival, Vaikunda Ekadasi, Deepavali, Onam, Vavubali Festival, Navaratri.

"HINDU FESTIVALS IN KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.76-83, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907608.pdf

"HINDU FESTIVALS IN KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp76-83, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907608.pdf