Vivekanandar Illam or Vivekananda House, earlier known as Ice House or Castle Kernan at Chennai, India.
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Tourist Attraction :
- It is an important place for the Ramakrishna Movement in South India. It is remembered as the place where Swami Vivekananda stayed for nine days when he visited Chennai (then Madras) in 1897.
- Vivekananda House now houses a Permanent Exhibition on Indian Culture and Swamiji’s Life, maintained by the Chennai branch of the Ramakrishna Math and is a source of inspiration to thousands of people who visit it every year.
"The Vivekananda House is interesting
not only for the displays on the famous 'wandering monk',
but also for the semicircular structure in which it’s housed."
Ranked #6 of 89 Things to do in Chennai, India
—Lonely Planet
How To reach from within Chennai :
- V.House or Vivekananda House is a famous bus terminus in Chennai. V.House is also a stopping on the Beach Road bus corridor.
- Refer to Public Transport Facility to reach Vivekanandar Illam Beach Road It is near to chepak railway station .
- Within five minutes walk we can reach Vivekananda House.