The "Gandhi Mandapam(Memorial)" is built in the form of a small temple and situated at Triveni Sangam of Kanyakumari.. Entrance was free but footwear had to be removed before entering the memorial building.It was built in 1956 on the spot where the ashes of Mahatma.Gandhi were kept after his cremation.It is a simple enclosed large circular hall with a urn placed in the centre for public homage.It has been designed in a manner where the Sun's rays penetrate the ceiling through a small hole at exactly 1200 hrs and lights up the "URN" where the original ashes of Gandhi was kept. The Mandapam also houses some of the last accessories that were with Mahatma Gandhi during his final hours before his assassination.