It is close to the northern edge of the Dalada Maluva there, the quadrangular area which contains some of the oldest and most sacred monuments of the city.

The Dalada Maluva contains some of the oldest and most sacred monuments of the city.

Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a sacred monument and popular tourist attraction in Vavathurai, Kanyakumari, India.

"It is a protest against what the blacks did last week, because it's a sacred monument," his friend said, "not something for the apes to climb atop of."

Which of Western civilization's most sacred cultural monuments has he desecrated this time?

"The full meaning and scope of the sacred monument on Nemrut's summit is not yet fully understood," a Turkish researcher recently wrote.

"If this is the case, why not domesticate one or two of these predators and leave them in the vicinity of the sacred monuments?"

"A sacred monument," Ben said gently.

It was a straight road, the kind of road that leads to a temple or a sacred monument.

Permits are issued by the department to camp and hike in some areas, but not for sacred monuments such as Shiprock.