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Thiruvalluvar Statue and the adjacent Vivekananda Rock Memorial at sunrise. The project was conceived by then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in December 1975. [3] On 15 April 1979, the then Prime Minister Morarji Desai laid the foundation stone for the statue, in the presence of the then Chief Minister, M. G. Ramachandran. [3]
Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a monument and popular tourist attraction in Kanyakumari, India's southernmost tip. [1] The memorial stands on one of the two rocks located about 500 meters off mainland of Vavathurai, Tamil Nadu.
Kanyakumari Glass bridge or Kanyakumari Glass fibre footover bridge is an footover bridge built for pedestrians to cross the sea connecting Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Thiruvalluvar Statue both constructed on sea in Kanyakumari of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] This is said to be the India's first glass bridge built on sea. [2]
A long sight of 133 feet high of Thiruvalluvar Statue and an excellent view of Swamy Vivekananda rock that accommodates his Statue of standing Posture amidst the sea in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu in India.
Ferries transport tourists from the mainland to Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Tiruvalluvar Statue (where this photo was taken). The state-owned Poompuhar Shipping Corporation runs ferry services between the town and the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Thiruvalluvar Statue, both situated on rocky islets off the coast. The operation of the ferry ...
In 1963, during the centenary year of Vivekananda's birth, he published a selection of Vivekananda's writing under the title Rousing Call to Hindu Nation, as a personal tribute. [2] The same year, Ranade conceived the idea of building a monument in honor of Vivekananda at the mid-sea rock location near Kanyakumari, where Vivekananda had ...
The callous creep used a rock from the parish garden to "repeatedly strike the statue, causing damage to the face, side, and hands of the Blessed Mother statue."
A 12-foot statue of Valluvar was also installed in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. [116] [117] There is also a statue of Valluvar outside the School of Oriental and African Studies in Russell Square, London. [118] [119] A life-size statue of Valluvar is one among an array of statues installed by the Tamil Nadu government on the stretch of the Marina. [120]