Vivekananda Rock Memorial
On a rock five hundred metres offshore where Vivekananda is said to have meditated for three days in 1892.
- Where
- Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.0781, 77.5554
Get the Vivekananda Rock Memorial stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vivekananda Rock Memorial. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Vivekananda Rock Memorial
Kanyakumari 2.7 km
The southern tip of the mainland, where the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean are said to meet.
Vattakottai Fort 5.4 km
A round coastal fort at the southern tip of India, built by Travancore to watch the sea.
Thanumalayan Temple 13 km
At Suchindram the name itself holds all three gods, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma in one word.
Vattaparai Falls 24 km
A broad fall on the Pahrali near the Kerala border, with a shrine beside it.
Udayagiri Fort, Kanyakumari 30 km
A fort of the Travancore kings where the Dutch commander De Lannoy is buried.
Padmanabhapuram Palace 32 km
The largest wooden palace in Asia, owned by Kerala but standing in Tamil Nadu since the states were redrawn.
Mahendragiri, Tirunelveli 35 km
A peak in the Western Ghats the Ramayana names, and the army holds.
Mathur Aqueduct 41 km
An aqueduct carrying water over the Pahrali river, built in 1966 and walked across ever since.
More national monuments in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Vivekananda Rock Memorial?
Vivekananda Rock Memorial is in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kanyakumari (2.7 km), Vattakottai Fort (5.4 km), Thanumalayan Temple (13 km).
How do I get the Vivekananda Rock Memorial stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vivekananda Rock Memorial and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Vivekananda Rock Memorial before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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