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Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 3: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, Kanyakumari and Kamarajar Manimandapam, Kanyakumari: Part 2

Then, I went to the top of Gandhi memorial and took a photo of Thiruvalluvar Statue.

View of Thiruvalluvar Statue

From the other side I took a snap of View tower and Kamarajar Manimandapam.

View tower and Kamarajar Manimandapam

There was a children’s playground in the Gandhi memorial. In that playground there was a nice stone shell:

Children's playground

That’s the view of the Gandhi memorial from the playground:

Gandhi memorial

After that I went inside the Gandhi memorial. There was a note written by Mahatma Gandhi inscribed in the wall along with his painting.

A note written by Mahatma Gandhi

I am writing this at the Cape, in front of the sea, where three waters meet and furnish a sight unequalled in the world. For this is no port of call for vessels. Like the goddess, the waters around are virgin.

- 15/01/1937 MK Gandhi

Then, we saw the spot where the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were kept on 12th February 1948 before immersion.

Ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were kept here

Our next spot was Kamarajar Manimandapam. Another monument Kamarajar Manimandapam or Kamaraj Manimandapam was raised and dedicated to Late. Sri Kamarajar, The freedom fighter, Former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu, President of Indian National Congress. He was popularly known as Black Gandhi among the masses and king maker during congress regime. This monument was constructed where his ashes were kept here for public to pay homage before immersion into the sea. Visiting Hours: 7 AM To 7 PM.

Kamarajar Manimandapam

Thats the side view of the Kamarajar Manimandapam:

Kamarajar Manimandapam-Side View

Perunthalaivar Kamarajar in different angles:

Perunthalaivar Kamarajar

Statue of Perunthalaivar Kamarajar:

Statue of Perunthalaivar Kamarajar

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