Thiruvalluvar Statue, Stone monument in Kanyakumari, India.

The Thiruvalluvar Statue is a stone sculpture on a small island off the southern tip of India, where the waters of three seas meet. The figure shows the Tamil poet standing upright with one hand pointing upward.

Construction began in the late 1980s and continued for more than a decade. The inauguration took place on the first day of the new millennium.

The three raised fingers of the poet represent the core themes of his work: virtue, wealth, and love. This posture makes the monument a symbol of timeless values in Tamil culture.

Ferries from the mainland stop briefly at the statue on the way to the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Visitors may climb only to the statue's foot, 12 metres up, not to the top. The statue stands 400 metres off the Kanniyakumari coastline.

The granite monument remained fully intact during the 2004 tsunami while destruction occurred all around. This fact is often cited as evidence of its solid construction and careful planning.