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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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