Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a monument and popular tourist attraction in , 's southernmost tip. The memorial stands on one of the two rocks located about 500 meters off mainland of Vavathurai, .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Monument in Vavathurai, Kanyakumari, India
  • Also known as: “Rock amidst sea where Swami Vivekananda meditated”, “Vivekananda Rock”, “विवेकानंद शिलास्मारक”, and “ବିବେକାନନ୍ଦ ଶିଳା ସ୍ମାରକ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station and Kanyakumari Lighthouse.

Railway station
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Kanniyakumari railway station, is an NSG–4 category…

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Work of art
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The , or Valluvar Statue…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanyakumari and Agastheeswaram.

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or Kanniyakumari is a town on the…

Village
is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of .

Village
is a village located in in the Indian state of .

Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Latitude
8.0783° or 8° 4′ 42″ north
Longitude
77.555° or 77° 33′ 18″ east
Open location code
6JWV3HH3+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1053621702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Wiki­data ID
Q3344887
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Urdu—“Vivekananda Rock Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Vivekananda-Felsendnkmoi”
  • Bengali: “বিবেকানন্দ রক মেমোরিয়াল”
  • French: “mémorial du rocher de Vivekananda”
  • French: “Mémorial du rocher de Vivekananda”
  • German: “Vivekananda-Felsendenkmal”
  • Gujarati: “વિવેકાનંદ રોક મેમોરિયલ”
  • Hindi: “विवेकानन्द शिला स्मारक”
  • Hindi: “विवेकानन्द स्मारक शिला”
  • Japanese: “ヴィヴェーカーナンダ・ロック記念寺”
  • Kannada: “ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದ ಶಿಲಾಸ್ಮಾರಕ”
  • Malayalam: “വിവേകാനന്ദപ്പാറ”
  • Marathi: “विवेकानंद स्मारक”
  • Oriya: “ବିବେକାନନ୍ଦ ରକ ମେମୋରିଆଲ”
  • Panjabi: “ਵਿਵੇਕਾਨੰਦ ਸਮਾਰਕ”
  • Tamil: “விவேகானந்தர் நினைவு மண்டபம்”
  • Telugu: “వివేకానంద రాక్ మెమోరియల్”
  • Thai: “อนุสรณ์สถานหินวิเวกานันท์”
  • Urdu: “وویکانند راک میموریل”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Vavaturai and Vivekanandapuram.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Dhyan mandapam.

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