Stamp on Vivekananda Rock Memorial

On September 2, 1970, the President of India Shri V.V. Giri inaugurated the Vivekananda rock memorial.

Permanent Pictorial Cancellation of Kanyakumari

At Kanyakumari - a unique symbol of unity and purity - is the Memorial of Swami Vivekananda, another symbol of the united aspiration of Nation. In the Memorial, there is a happy and harmonious blend of all the architectural beauty of the country. It is a symbol of unity because the whole nation wished, worked and contributed for it. Person from all states participated in its inauguration. It is also a Memorial, conceived and labored for mainly by RSS swayamsevaks, blessed by Ramakrishna Mission, designed by Paramacharya of Kachi Kamakoti Peetham, and for which Swami Chinmayananda of Chinmay Mission gave the first donation. All the spiritual, culture and national organizations supported it. It is also a Memorial for which all State Governments and Central Government contributed. Thus, the memorial became a focal point just as Kanyakumari is a meeting point for three seas.

Facts about Vivekananda Rock Memorial

• 1962-1963 -Swami Vivekananda centenary celebration
• 17th Jan 1963 - Tablet installed on Vivekanada rock 
• 11th Aug 1963 - Shri Eknathji Ranade joins the Vivekananda rock memorial committee as the first organizing secretary
• 6th Nov 1964 -  First stone was cut for the memorial
• 12th Oct 1967- Foundation stone laid
• Total working days for construction; 2081
• Total area: 4 acres
• Altitude: 55 feet
• Distance between rock and shore: 1600 feet
• Stone used: Red and blue granite
• Chief architect and engineer: Mr S.K.Achari
• Portrait for the statue: Mr S.M.Pandit
• Statue made by: Mr N.L.Sonavadekar
• 2nd Sep 1970 - Inauguration by President of India Shri V.V. Giri