The Thiruvalluvar Statue is a magnificent 41-meter-tall stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar, who authored the ancient Tamil work Thirukkural. It is located on a small island near Kanyakumari, where the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean meet.

Height: 41 meters (133 feet), Pedestal Height: 12 meters (38 feet), Total Height: 53 meters (173 feet), Weight: 7,000 tonnes (7,700 short tons), Designer: V. Ganapati Sthapati, Unveiled: January 1, 2000

The statue represents the three themes of the Thirukkural; Virtue (Aram), Wealth (Porul), and Love (Inbam). The right hand of the statue, with three fingers pointing skywards, signifies these three themes

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