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The rock and the memorial
| | The rock and the memorial | | Two rocks reach out of the ocean, southeast of the Kumari Amman temple.
Both these rocks are fine places from where one gets a view of the land's end of India. One of these is Sri Padaparai, where the footprints of the virgin goddess are seen. Swami Vivekananda sat in meditation on this rock before his journey to the West to spread Hinduism in 1892.
There is a meditation hall and its polished floors reflect the huge metal statue of Vivekananda. The sacred 'OM' glows in green on the wall.
Sri Padaparai (Padam-feet; Parai - rock) Mandapam is a shrine erected at the spot where the footprint of the Goddess is seen.
Poompuhar Shipping Corporation operates frequent ferry services from the shore to the rock memorial at regular intervals.
The merger of three seas- Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean can be seen from these rocks. While looking at the horizon, one gets a feeling of nature spraying various colors on water. Though the structure is well constructed, it has been very badly maintained.
A museum quite close to the temple, by name Wondering Monk gives more details on the teachings of Swami Vivekananda.
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