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to this south Indian state. Kanyakumari at the tip of the Indian peninsula is where the seas meet. The waters of the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and of the Arabian Sea join together at this point. This small town is renowned for the spellbinding views of a fantastic sunrise and sunset. The state houses a number of heritage sites mainly composed of the ancient temples and deities of the Pallava and Chola empire scattered along various parts of Northern and Central-Eastern parts of Tamil Nadu. The state boasts the second largest tourism industry in India with an annual growth rate of 16%. Tamil Nadu with a GDP of $98 million is the fourth largest economy of the country and tourism is one of the main sources of its revenue. Tamil Nadu is a year round tourist destination and the industry is the largest in the country only second to the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh. Tamil Nadu has well knit road, sea, rail and air connectivity. The capital city of Chennai has one of the busiest international airports in the country. ANCHOR INDIA m e d i c a l t o u r i s m 105