Vivekananda Rock Memorial

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Structures

The Vivekananda Rock Memorial consists of two main structures: the Vivekananda Mandapam and the Shripada Mandapam, besides other ancillary structures like water reservoirs, power distribution centre, waiting hall, wireless communication centre, caretaker’s office, stores, Pradakshnina Patha (circular pathway), etc. on the Rock.

Vivekananda Mandapam

This Mandapam consists of:

1. Dhyana Mandapam, i.e., a Meditation Hall with six adjacent rooms.
2. Sabha Mandapam, i.e., an Assembly Hall including Pratima Mandapam (statue section), two rooms, a corridor, and an open Prakaram round the Sabha Mandapam.
3. Mukha Mandapam (portico)
4. Front entrace steps with two rooms and a corridor below the steps.

Dimensions

Vivekananda Mandapam	Dimensions	180’-11½” x 56’
	Height of central Shikharam from the base of the Mandapam	65’-6”
Sabha Mandapam	Dimensions	130’-1½” x 56’
	Height of ceiling	14’
Dhyana Mandapam	Dimensions	39’-10” x 57’-10”
	Height of ceiling	14’
Mukha Mandapam	Dimensions	17’ x 11’
	Height of ceiling	20’-10”

Shripada Mandapam

This Mandapam consists of:

1. Garbha Griham (sanctum sanctorum)
2. Inner Prakaram
3. Outer Prakaram
4. Outer Prakaram all around

Dimensions

Shripada Mandapam	Dimensions	71’-10” x 71’-10”
	Height of ceiling	9’-3”
	Height of the Kalasham from the base of the Mandapam	20’
Pradakshina Patha	Total length of the circular pathway	1266’
	Width of the pathway	10’