12.1.2013: Kanyakumari : Today in Kanyakumari, there was a grand procession on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda's 150th Birth Anniversary. At Vivekananda Mandapam,
after offering flowers to Swamiji by Swami Chaitanyanandaji Maharaj of
Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, Vellimalai, and the Superintendent of Police
Kanyakumari District flagged the procession. Swami Vivekananda was
placed on the elephant followed by 150 children dressed like Swami
Vivekananda, 2500 students from V K Vidyalaya, St Anthony, Jnanadeepam,
Amrita Vidyalay, Govt Higher Secondary school Ottialvidu, Vivekananda
College and Polytechnic Agastiswaram accompanied by band, kolattam,
silam battam, karakattam and staff of VK and VK Vidyalaya along with
reputed people of Kanyakumari participated in the procession which was
almost 1.5 kms long and it covered around 5 kms distance.
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