Local legend links the rock with the great Indian Epic Ramayana. The place where Lord Rama found the dying Jatayu was named as Jatayumangalam, now known as Chadayamangalam, is in the Kollam district of Kerala. A huge rock in this place is named after Jatayu as Jatayupara and is a place of attraction for tourists. The news that the biggest functional sculpture is being built on The Jatayu Rock is slowly spreading. It would be useful to tourists if this site is included in the National Tourism Map as it is situated close to MC Road which is the route for lots of Ayyappa Pilgrims who travel via Trivandrum and Kanyakumari. For the spiritual tourists from other states of India Jatayu Rock can doubtlessly turn into a great attraction. It would be especially attractive to North Indian Pilgrims who are largely Ram devotees. It is a part of the legend that the rock suffered a cut from Jatayu’s beak as the Great Bird fell. Where the beak eventually pierced the rock turned in...