Trivandrum

Today we drove from Allepey to Kanyakumari. On the way, we stopped for lunch in Trivandrum. The men there use giant nets and long wooden boats to fish. It's a very old Chinese fishing technique that continues to work for them. It was a beautiful beach with loud breaking waves.

As non-Hindus we weren't able to go inside the santuary of this temple, Suchindram, dedicated to Shiva. Inside it was a 6 meter long statue of sleeping Vishnu on the serpent (anantha). The temple was very, very old. Some parts date back to 55 BC. We got a brief tour from a priest there.