| The Vivekananda Rock Memorial attracts large number of tourists who come to visit the memorial built in the middle of the sea to honour the great social reformer Swami Vivekananda.
Constructed in 1970 by the Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee, this memorial stands on one of two rocks separated by about 70 meters. The occasion was to commemorate Swami Vivekananda's visit to Shripada Parai during December 1892. He swam to this rock from the main land and sat on the Sripada Parai rock in solitude to meditate.It is said that the enlightenment which he attained while meditating on the rock transformed him into a great reformer, and one of the greatest philosophers that the world has known.
The 'Sripada Parai' rock has always been regarded as sacred place. Legend has it that the rock has been blessed by the touch of 'the sacred feet' of the Devi Kumari. On the rock, there is an imprint that resembles a brown footprint which has been worshipped as a symbol of Shripadam. |
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