Vivekananda Rock Memorial:
The Prime Minister will be visiting the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari to meditate for 48 hours and mark the culmination of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
- Vivekananda Rock Memorial is located on a small island off Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.
- The memorial stands on one of the two rocks located about 500 meters off the mainland of Vavathurai.
- The rock is surrounded by the Laccadive Sea, where the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea form a confluence.
- It was built in 1970 in honour of Swami Vivekananda, who is said to have attained enlightenment on the rock.
- It comprises of the ‘Shripada Mandapam’ and the ‘Vivekananda Mandapam’.
- There is also a life-sized bronze statue of Swami Vivekananda on the premises.
- It is also a memorial for which all State Governments and the Central Government contributed.
