PM Modi will unveil the statue of Shri Ramanujacharya today, 10 main things

President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and several other dignitaries from across the world have also been invited for the inauguration of the statue.


Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the statue of 11th century Vaishnava saint Sri Ramanujacharya near Hyderabad on Saturday. The Prime Minister's visit to Hyderabad was announced last month. Chinna Jeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram had met PM Modi in September last year and urged him to visit the city. According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the inauguration will take place at 5 pm. The Prime Minister will also visit the International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) campus in Patancheru and begin its 50th anniversary celebrations. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and several other dignitaries from across the world have also been invited for the inauguration of the statue.

Know 10 key things about the 'Statue of Equality':

• This 216 feet statue has been installed in the 40-acre campus of Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy Ashram.

• According to Suryanarayan Yelpragada, Geer Education Trust official, the 'Statue of Equality' is the second tallest in the sitting position

• It has been made to commemorate the completion of 1,000 years of his birth. The total cost of the project is around Rs 1,000 crore.

• The idol is made of five metals - gold, silver, copper, brass and tin. The structure was built in 2017, but took four years to complete work on other constructions

• The statue is placed on a huge lotus built on a three-storey 54-feet structure called Bhadravedi. The ground floor of 63,444 sq. ft. has a pictorial presentation providing a glimpse into the life and philosophy of Ramanujacharya.

• On the second floor there is a temple of Ramanujacharya with an area of ​​about 300,000 square feet, where his 120 kg gold idol will be installed for daily worship.

• There is a Vedic digital library and research center on the top floor of 14,700 sq.

• Outside Bhadravedi, the idol will be surrounded by 108 Divya Desh Kshetras (Vaishnava temples located across the country) built of stone in 34 acres of land around the idol.

• The office bearers of the ashram have said that to make it world-wide, flags of all the countries of the world will be installed near the statue. He says this is being done in accordance with the idea of ​​equality promoted by Sri Ramanujacharya in all aspects of life including religion, caste and creed.

• The statue is conceived by Chinna Jeyar Swamy


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