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A statue built in the memory of Sant Sri Ramanujacharya The Statue of Equality, in Telangana, is a 216 feet Ramanujacharya statue made of panchaloha. The structure installed at Muchintal near Hyderabad would be “dedicated to the world” by PM Modi on 5th Feb 2022, to mark the 1,000 years since the birth of the Hindu reformist saint. About The Statue of Equality • The Statue is made of a combination of five metals called ‘Panchaloha’, which includes gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc. • The statue is the world’s second tallest statue in a sitting posture. The Buddha statue in Thailand, at 301 feet, takes the spot as the world’s tallest ‘sitting’ statue. • Mounted on a 54-ft high base building, named ‘Bhadra Vedi’, the basement features a Vedic digital library and research centre. • The building also hosts numerous ancient Indian texts, a theatre, an educational gallery detailing many works of Ramanujacharya inside. • A temple of Ramanujacharya covering an area of about 300,000 square feet has also been constructed, where a 120 kg gold idol will be placed for daily worship. The 120 kgs is to mark the 120 years that the saint is said to have lived. • The statue has been conceptualised by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram. • Built at Muchintal, a village in Telangana, the statue is located near the Hyderabad International Airport at Shamshabad. Conceptualised by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram, the foundation stone for the structure wa...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Statue Of Equality in Hyderabad to honour the 11th-century Hindu saint Sri Ramanujacharya.Hours ahead of the inauguration, PM Modi tweeted that the 216-foot tall statue is a “fitting tribute” to Sri Ramanujacharya, whose sacred thoughts and teachings inspire us. At 5 PM, I will join the programme to inaugurate the ‘Statue of Equality.' This is a fitting tribute to Sri Ramanujacharya, whose sacred thoughts and teachings inspire us. Here's everything you need to know about the - The statue is made up of " panchaloha"(five metals): gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc. At 216-feet, it is among the tallest metallic statues in sitting position in the world. - The Statue Of Equality is mounted on a 54-feet high building, named "Bhadra Vedi". The building houses a digital library and research centre, ancient texts, a theatre, an educational gallery detailing the works and philosophies of Sri Ramanujacharya.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will unveil the 125-ft tall statue of B R Ambedkar in Hyderabad on Friday to celebrate on a grand scale the birth anniversary of the architect of the Constitution. Flower petals would be showered from a helicopter on the statute paying floral tributes to Ambedkar. His grandson Prakash Ambedkar is invited as the sole chief guest at the event According to news agency PTI, the Chief Minister recently held a meeting with his Ministers and officials to discuss the inauguration of the giant Ambedkar statue, the opening of the new Secretariat building complex and other matters. It was decided that flower petals would be showered from a helicopter on the statute paying floral tributes to Ambedkar. ALSO READ | India’s Tallest Ambedkar Statue The Chief Minister previously said that the statue to be inaugurated by him will be India’s tallest statue of Ambedkar. It has been built next to the State Secretariat, opposite to Buddha statue, and located beside the Telangana Martyrs Memorial. He said it will inspire people every day and motivate the entire State administration. He told his Ministers and officials that the unveiling ceremony of the Ambedkar statue should be held on a grand scale with the entire Telangana and the country celebrating the occasion in a big manner. It took at least two years to finalise technical and manufacturing measures after the decision was taken by KCR to erect the Ambedkar statue, PTI reported. The Telangana Ch...

Ramanuja statue 17°11′10″N 78°20′00″E / 17.1860°N 78.3332°E / 17.1860; 78.3332 Location Designer DNV Prasad Sthapathi Type Material Height 216 feet (66m) Beginningdate 2May2014 ( 2014-05-02) Inaugurationdate 5February 2022 ;16 months ago ( 2022-02-05) Dedicatedto Website .statueofequality .org The Statue of Equality is a statue of the 11th-century Indian philosopher ₹1,000 crore (US$130million), the project was paid for through the donations of devotees in a major part. Design and construction [ ] Design [ ] In 2014, ascetic [ bettersourceneeded] Later DNV Prasad Sthapathi appointed as Chief Architect for the project and completed all initial drawings under the Chinna Jeeyer Guidance. The ground floor will be 6,000 square metres and will depict Ramanuja's life and philosophy. The temple, meant for daily worship, will be located on the 27,870 square metre second floor. The 1,365 square metre third floor will include a Vedic digital library and research centre. [ additional citation(s) needed] An It was named 'Statue of Equality' by the trust. [ non-primary source needed] Funding [ ] The statue was built at an estimated cost of ₹1,000 crore (US$130million), which is majorly collected from donations by the devotees. Construction [ ] The foundation stone for the statue was laid by Chinna Jeeyar. [ citation needed] The statue was expected to be ready by November 2017 and later revised to February 2019. [ clarification needed] was used to build the statue. The base building unde...

A trip to Hyderabad is incomplete without a drive along the Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad’s answer to Mumbai’s Marine Drive. The wide street glows like a pearl necklace in the evenings with walkers, hawkers, ice cream carts and all the locals enjoying the beautiful views of the lake. There are a number of lake-facing restaurants, shops and cafes especially on Eat Street, which overlook the monolithic statue of Gautam Buddha that separates Hyderabad from Secunderabad. Home to a variety of parks and gardens, heritage architectural areas and temples, Hussain Sagar Lake is Hyderabad’s favourite kid-friendly hub in the city. Carved out of single slab of granite this 58 feet statue is the biggest monolithic statue of Buddha in the country. Take a mechanized boat ( tickets cost only Rs.50) from Lumbini park to alight at the Gibraltar rock on which the statue stands. There is a nice walkaway around the statue. Fees for cameras are a steep Rs. 1000 but you can take pictures with your mobile for free! You get to spend ten minutes here before the boat takes you back to the park. A giant statue of Lord Buddha is located on an island in the middle of the vast Hussain Sagar Lake and we had visited the same during our sightseeing in Hyderabad. We had gone in the evening and the giant statue was lit up in different colors creating a visual treat. There were small fountains in front of the statue and everyone was busy clicking pictures and selfies with friends and family. Must to act...

The Statue of Equality is the second tallest sitting statue in the world at its height of 216 ft. Located in Muchintal, Hyderabad, it is a statue of Sri Bhagavad Ramanujacharya, who worked relentlessly to promote equality. It was built to commemorate his 1000th birthday. The highlights are the dancing water show with light and music and the dynamic fountain show (Leela Jala Neerjanam) held daily. There are 108 steps leading to the statue whichprovide stunning panoramic views. There are also 36 beautifully carved elephants near the statue, each spouting cool water along with 108 Divya Desa centres. The ground floor of the base statue building is dedicated to the life and teachings of Sri Ramanuja. The second floor is a temple, and the third floor contains a Vedic library and research centre. The Statue of Equality is located near the Hyderabad Airport and can be reached easily by taxi from anywhere in the city.

Hyderabad: Telangana government is all set to unveil the 125-feet Dr Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad on Ambedkar Jayanti on Friday. Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will unveil the statue of the architect of Indian Constitution on his birth anniversary. India's tallest statue of Dr Ambedkar is installed near the new Secretariat building and beside the Telangana Martyrs memorial in the heart of the state capital. The ruling BRS is attempting to woo the Dalits ahead of the State Assembly elections. The statue unveiling ceremony is going to be a massive and grand event as the party is expecting 40,000 people will attend it. The party has arranged as many as 750 RTC buses to transport at least 300 people from each assembly constituency in the state to the programme venue. Expect the traffic diversions on Friday as KCR will address a massive public meeting after unveiling the statue. In view of the government programme, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has announced that all parks including Lumbini Park, Sanjivaiah Park and restaurants under the Buddha Purnima Project (BPP) will remain closed tomorrow. The Hyderabad Traffic Police have issued a traffic advisory for the unveiling ceremony of Dr Ambedkar statue near the state Secretariat. The police have advised the commuters take note of the these traffic diversions on Friday: Traffic will not be allowed in between VV Statue – Necklace Rotary – NTR Marg and Telugu Thalli Junction and vice versa. 2) Traffic ...

Hyderabad: As part of Telangana’s Decennial celebrations, the ‘Telangana Run’ was flagged off from BR Ambedkar statue in Necklace Road with hundreds of people from all age groups flocking the event on Monday morning. The run had 2k and 5k categories, which challenged the participants to varying degrees. State home minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, tourism minister Srinivas Goud, city mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi among other political leaders and officials were present at the event. In Banswada in Kamareddy district, speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy flagged off the run in which superintendent of police B Srinivas Reddy, other officials and public participated. Khammam police commissioner