The Vivekananda Memorial at Kanyakumari is also one of the important tourist spots and attracts many Hindus. According to local Christians, the place which is now called Vivekananda rock was once actually a small rock with a cross on it to inspire local Christian fishermen, the Paravas, while they were at sea. But according to the Hindus who built the Vivekananda Memorial, it is the place where Swami Vivekananda meditated for some time before attending the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893. Ironically there is no evidence of Swami Vivekananda visiting Kanyakumari. The religious significance has been a point of contention."
Stating that 'there is no evidence that Vivekananda visited Kanyakumari' and also that, 'there once rested a Cross on the rock'. This claim according to 'local fisher men' , was raised-up as an almost-true statement and the Vivekananda visit is shooted-down completely. This claim was even not cited. It seems to me that some immediate attention needed here
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