Thiruvalluvar Statue (Kanyakumari)

India / Tamil Nadu / Kanniyakumari / Kanyakumari
 statue, 2000_construction, place of worship
*Based on construct famous poem in tamil language "Thirukural"
*The poems consist of 133 segments
Thiruvalluvar (Tamil: திருவள்ளுவர்) is a celebrated Tamil poet who wrote the Thirukkural, a well known ethical work in Tamil literature. He is claimed by both the Tamils who practice Hinduism and the Tamils who practice Jainism as their own. Nevertheless, some consider him as a Jain showing internal textual evidence from Thirukural.
Thiruvalluvar's period (based on the Thirukkural per se) is between the second century BC and the eighth century AD.
Both Thiruvalluvar's faith and identity are disputed. His disputed identity includes a low-caste Hindu(Paraiyar), Jain, Buddhist, crypto-Christian, high-caste Hindu, Brahmin and half-Brahmin
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruvalluvar_Statue
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Coordinates:   8°4'40"N   77°33'14"E

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  • Dear surfers, this photo i took when i visited South India in December 2007. Splendid and Marvelous Statue. Hats off to Kalagnyar and the gang! U have done something for the future generation to think of.
  • Correct Information
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  • great effort and historical mark. rgs kumaran
  • best place of this world. please visit here.
  • The statue looks very scary in the night. Its looks like a monster from the ocean.
  • itis great honour of the thiruvalluvar-great statue
  • Opened on 01-01-2000 by Tamil Nadu CM Mr.M.Karunanidhi.Constructed by full of stones in 133 feet.133 is number of "ATHIKARAMS"(set of songs) in his poem.He has never written in any poems that he has written this poem and he belongs to so and so community(Such a great man).
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