Vivekanand Rock Memorial
These days Vivekananda Rock Memorial is in the news, it is a monument located in the sea in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a famous tourist destination. Vivekananda Rock Memorial has been built on one of the two rocks located in the sea about 500 meters from the shore. Vivekananda Rock Memorial was built by Eknath Ranade. Eknath Ranade was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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It is built at a height of fifty feet from the sea shore. This magnificent and huge stone work has emerged as an important centre of attraction on the world tourism map. The figures of the stone blocks used for the huge floor of Vivekananda Rock Memorial are in addition to this. On September 1970, the then President of India, Dr. V.V. Giri inaugurated this memorial in a grand ceremony presided over by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Karunanidhi.