The glorious 41-metre high statue of Tamil sage, poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar dominates the Kanyakumari skyline. Created by expert sculptor V. Ganapathi S...
thapathi, the modern masterpiece’s pedestal is surrounded by the ornate Alankara Mandapam, a hall adorned with artistic motifs guarded by ten elephants, symbolising the ten directions given by King Dashratha to his charioteer in the Indian epic Ramayana.