PM to unveil 216-foot Statue of Equality in Hyderabad on February 5
Hyderabad Jan 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi would unveil a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya a 11th century saint and a social reformer in Hyderabad on February 5 The statue described as the Statue of Equality is located in a 45-acre complex at Shamshabad on the outskirts of the city Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Statue of Equality to the world on February 5 2022 It is a 216 feet tall statue of Sri Ramanujacharya a 11th century Bhakti saint and a revolutionary social reformer a press release from the organisers said on Thursday The event along with a 1035 yaaga fire oblation said to be the largest in modern history and other spiritual activities like mass mantra-chanting are to be conducted as part of Ramanuja Sahasrabdi Samaroham It is to celebrate the 1000th birth anniversary of the saint it said The events would kick off from February 2 Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would be co-hosting the event with renowned spiritual guru Chinna Jeeyar Swami the release said Several other chief ministers politicians celebrities and actors would also attend the function The Rs 1000-crore project was funded entirely by donations from devotees globally The inner sanctorum deity of Ramanujacharya is made of 120 kg of gold to commemorate the 120 years the saint walked this earth President Ram Nath Kovind would unveil the inner chamber of the statue of Ramanuja on February 13 the release said The outdoor 216-foot statue would be one of the tallest statues in a sitting posture it said The statue is made of panchaloha a mix of five metals – gold silver copper brass and zinc The complex has identical recreations of 108 Divya Desams the 108 ornately carved Vishnu temples mentioned in the works of the Alwars mystic Tamil saints Born in 1017 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu Ramanujacharya liberated millions from social cultural gender educational and economic discrimination with the foundational conviction that every human is equal regardless of nationality gender race caste or creed He opened the doors of temples to all people including those subjected to extreme discrimination He remains a timeless icon of equality for social reformists around the world it said We heartily welcome everyone including chief guests dignitaries devotees and people from all walks of life for the grand opening of Statue of Equality said Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji Ramanujacharya has remained a true icon of equality for 1000 years and this project will ensure his teachings are practised for at least another 1000 years he said Our mission is to make the Statue of Equality a culturally paramount destination for people across the globe and inspire everyone to make the world a more equal place to live Today as the world is fraught with divisiveness and populism the need of the hour is Ramanujacharyas ideology he said The foundation stone for the project was laid in 2014 the release said The 54-foot high base building named Bhadra Vedi has dedicated floors for a Vedic digital library and research centre ancient Indian texts a theatre an educational gallery and a robust multi-language audio tour detailing many works of Ramanujacharya PTI SJR NVG NVG
Hyderabad Jan 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi would unveil a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya a 11th century saint and a social reformer in Hyderabad on February 5 The statue described as the Statue of Equality is located in a 45-acre complex at Shamshabad on the outskirts of the city Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Statue of Equality to the world on February 5 2022 It is a 216 feet tall statue of Sri Ramanujacharya a 11th century Bhakti saint and a revolutionary social reformer a press release from the organisers said on Thursday The event along with a 1035 yaaga fire oblation said to be the largest in modern history and other spiritual activities like mass mantra-chanting are to be conducted as part of Ramanuja Sahasrabdi Samaroham It is to celebrate the 1000th birth anniversary of the saint it said The events would kick off from February 2 Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would be co-hosting the event with renowned spiritual guru Chinna Jeeyar Swami the release said Several other chief ministers politicians celebrities and actors would also attend the function The Rs 1000-crore project was funded entirely by donations from devotees globally The inner sanctorum deity of Ramanujacharya is made of 120 kg of gold to commemorate the 120 years the saint walked this earth President Ram Nath Kovind would unveil the inner chamber of the statue of Ramanuja on February 13 the release said The outdoor 216-foot statue would be one of the tallest statues in a sitting posture it said The statue is made of panchaloha a mix of five metals – gold silver copper brass and zinc The complex has identical recreations of 108 Divya Desams the 108 ornately carved Vishnu temples mentioned in the works of the Alwars mystic Tamil saints Born in 1017 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu Ramanujacharya liberated millions from social cultural gender educational and economic discrimination with the foundational conviction that every human is equal regardless of nationality gender race caste or creed He opened the doors of temples to all people including those subjected to extreme discrimination He remains a timeless icon of equality for social reformists around the world it said We heartily welcome everyone including chief guests dignitaries devotees and people from all walks of life for the grand opening of Statue of Equality said Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji Ramanujacharya has remained a true icon of equality for 1000 years and this project will ensure his teachings are practised for at least another 1000 years he said Our mission is to make the Statue of Equality a culturally paramount destination for people across the globe and inspire everyone to make the world a more equal place to live Today as the world is fraught with divisiveness and populism the need of the hour is Ramanujacharyas ideology he said The foundation stone for the project was laid in 2014 the release said The 54-foot high base building named Bhadra Vedi has dedicated floors for a Vedic digital library and research centre ancient Indian texts a theatre an educational gallery and a robust multi-language audio tour detailing many works of Ramanujacharya PTI SJR NVG NVG
