Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a monument and it is a popular tourist attraction in Vavathurai. (Kanyakumari, India) The memorial stands on one of two rocks located about 500 meters east off mainland of Vavathurai, India's southernmost tip.
This place is famous for its spectacular sunrises and sunsets. It offers a spectacular view of the mainland and the ocean. This place is the most southern point of India and we can experience the winds and the waves. It is located in the midst of the ocean just 400 meters from Kanyakumari. This Vivekananda Rock Memorial is 663.6 km from the city of Bangalore.
Vivekananda Rock has two major parts, one is Vivekananda Dhyana Mandapam and another one is Sripada Para. A statue of Swami Vivekananda in a standing posture has also been installed in the Assembly hall with its vision directed towards the 'Sripadam'.
The memorial was built in 1970 by the Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee to honor the visit of Swami Vivekananda here in December of 1892 for deep meditation and enlightenment.
Swami Vivekananda came to Kanyakumari in 1892 and swam in the ocean up to the 'Sripada' rock, and spent the whole night there for meditation. He came down to Kanyakumari on 24 December of 1892 before his departure for Chicago to participate in the World Religious Conference in 1893. He sat on meditation on this rock for two days.
Vivekananda Rock Memorial opens from Wednesday to Monday (Tuesday is a holiday) from 7:00 to 11:00 in the morning and from 2:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon. Boat facilities are available to reach Vivekananda Rock and the same boat goes to Thiruvalluvar Statue as well.
This video can be useful for the Indian or foreigner tourists for knowing natural site of India.
You can watch out beautiful sunset easily in this video at coastline of Vivekananda Rock Memorial. You can experience sound of the winds and the waves as it is place of merger of three seas - Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.
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