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Vivekananda Rock Memorial is situated at Kanyakumari about 500 meters away from mainland (at the southernmost tip) of India.
This memorial stands on one of two rocks separated by about 70 meters. It was built in 1970. It is a sacred monument built in honour of the visit of the great spiritual teacher Swami Vivekananda for deep meditation and enlightenment. He swam to this rock and meditated about the past, present and future of India. It is said that he attained enlightenment on the rock, and henceforth became a reformer and philosopher.