▁He ▁first ▁travel led ▁to ▁Bang al ore ▁and ▁then ▁visited ▁other ▁cities ▁like ▁Tr iss ur , ▁K od ung al loor , ▁Er nak ul am , ▁N ager co il ▁and ▁T riv and rum . ▁He ▁offered ▁worship ▁at ▁R ames war am ▁and ▁finally ▁reached ▁K any ak um ari ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁K any ak um ari ▁resolve ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁wand ering ▁years ▁V ive kan anda ▁had ▁experienced ▁the ▁suffer ings ▁and ▁problems ▁faced ▁by ▁common ▁people . ▁The ▁pover ty , ▁lack ▁of ▁self - res pect ▁and ▁education ▁pain ed ▁him . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁help ▁these ▁poor ▁people . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁dign ity ▁and ▁self - res pect ▁of ▁these ▁people . ▁ ▁When ▁V ive kan anda ▁reached ▁K any ak um ari ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁unable ▁to ▁form ulate ▁any ▁idea ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁masses ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁K any ak um ari , ▁he ▁sw am ▁across ▁the ▁ocean ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁large ▁mid - se a ▁rock . ▁There ▁he ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁rock ▁and ▁started ▁med it ating ▁on ▁India ' s ▁past , ▁present ▁and ▁future . ▁His ▁med itation ▁on ▁the ▁" last ▁bit ▁of ▁Indian ▁rock " ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁V ive kan anda ▁Rock ▁Memorial ) ▁continued ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁to