Location: Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), India
How to Reach: The Gandhi Mandapam is near to Kumari Amman Temple.
Opening Times: Open from 7am to 7pm, entrance is free
Best Time: Throughout the year
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial was built in the year 1952. The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial has been built on the spot where the urn containing the ashes of the Father of our Nation was kept for public viewing. Later the ashes was immersed in the sea.
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial resembles Oriyan temple.The memorial was constructed in a way on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday(October 2nd), the first rays of the sun fall on the spot where his ashes were kept through a hole in the roof.
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
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Interesting architecture design there!
Is it true that sunlight falls on the place on the day of Gandhiji's assassination?
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