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After a nice time in Vivekananda Rock Memorial we went to see the Wandering Monk Exhibition. The exhibition is a tribute to the unforgettable journey by Swami Vivekananda through his motherland.

Specialties:

1. Specially designed exhibits having visuals made up of fiberglass by Shri Raghunath Goswami.
2. Short narratives written by Swami Nikhilananda, available in English, Hindi and Tamil.
3. Original pictures from that period and letters of Swamiji

In the exhibition I read Swamiji’s incredible travelogue and saw some rare old pictures of cities like Brindavan, Mathura, Bangalore, etc. Photography is not allowed inside the exhibition. The entry fee is Rs. 2 per head. I saw some nice flowers in the garden over there:

Then, we went to see the Government Museum. Established in the year 1991, the Government Museum, situated on the Beach Road offers a good collection of sculptured artifacts and crafts of South Indian Temples. Visitors to the museum can enjoy the vast display of exhibits, which covers a diverse range of interests such as anthropology, archaeology, numismatics, philately, botany, zoology and geology. Visiting hours:- From 09.30 A.M. to 05.00 P.M. (All Friday and second Saturday holiday) Entry Fee: Adults Rs. 5 and Children Rs. 3 per head.

There were many sculptures outside the museum:

• Sculptures:



• Sudalaimadasamy, Sea Shore Area Kanyakumari Dt, About 1900 AD:



• Mandapa Pillar, Tiruvitancode, Kanyakumari Dt, About 1900 AD:



• Suryan, Vadaseri, Kanyakumari Dt, About 1900 AD:



• Pathreswari, Painkulam, Kanyakumari Dt, About 1600 AD:



• Srinivasa, Arumanai, Kanyakumari Dt, About 900 AD:



• Museum Entrance:



• Kali, Kovalam, Kanyakumari Dt, About 1900 AD:



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