A forty-feet high monument was built by the king of Ramnad, Bhaskara Sethupathi, on the spot where he landed to celebrate his achievements at the West.

In 1893 Swami Vivekananda went to the United States to join the Parliament of the World's Religions where he had an overwhelming success and public attention.

For next four years, from 1893 to 1897, he travelled through various cities of the United States and England, and gave a series of lectures on religion and Vedanta.

The Raja of Ramnad has presented his address to "His most Holiness" in a huge casket of solid gold beautifully worked.

Vivekananda's opening words "The time is short, and the subject is vast" had deep impact on the young Yogaswami.