Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.230

c7.230

Kanyā.—It is the same as Kanyākumārī, the Tamil name of Cape Comorin (S.I.I., Vol. III, p. 22 f.n.). It is also called Gaṅgaikoṇḍacoḷapuram. Here an inscription of Kuloṭṭuṅgacoḷa I has been discovered (E.I., XXVI, Pt. VI, April, 1942, pp. 274ff.). It is a very ancient place of great reputation. It was known to the Greek writers as Komaria Akron or Cape Komaria. The temple of the Goddess Kanyākumārī is situated on the very brink of the Indian Ocean. Here the inscription of Vīra Rājendradeva was discovered (E.I., XVIII, p. 21).