India is home to some of the tallest statues in the world. The world’s tallest statue is located in India. There are many more statues that will leave anyone who looks at them with incredible awe.
Today, we present you some incredible Tallest statues in India, take a look
1. Statue of Unity – 182 metres / 597 ft
This statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is the tallest statue in the world. It is located in Gujarat. It was designed by Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar and was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on 31 October 2018, the 143rd anniversary of Patel’s birth.
2. Statue of Equality (Ramanuja) – 65.8 metres / 216 ft
The Statue of Equality, also referred to as the Ramanuja statue, is a statue of the 11th-century vaishnavaite Ramanuja, located on the premises of the Chinna Jeeyar Trust at Muchintal, Ranga Reddy district. 36 Kilometer from Hyderabad. It is the second tallest sitting statue in the world.The project of building the statue was conceptualised by the trust to commemorate 1000 years since Ramanuja’s birth Costing an estimated ₹1,000 crore , the project was paid for through the donations of devotees in a major part.
3. Lord Hanuman Statue – 52 metres / 171 ft
This is world’s tallest Hanuman statue. Located on the banks of the river Vamsadhara in Madapam, Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, the Murti rises upto a massive height of 171 ft.
4. Lord Murugan Statue – 44.5 metres / 146 ft
The world’s tallest Lord Murugan statue was located at Puthiragoundampalayam in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu.
5. Maa Vaishno Devi Statue – 43 metres / 141 ft
With a height of 141 ft, this is located at Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.
6. Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami Statue – 41 metres / 135 ft
This is world’s second tallest Hanuman statue.
7. Thiruvalluvar Statue – 40.5 metres / 133 ft
The Thiruvalluvar Statue, or the Valluvar Statue, is a stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and philosopher Valluvar, author of the Tirukkural, an ancient Tamil work on Dharma and morality.
8. Buddha Statue – 40 metres / 130 ft
Tathagata Tsal, is situated near Ravangla in South Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim. It was constructed between 2006 and 2013, and features a 130-foot-high (40 m) statue of the Buddha, erected to mark the 2550th anniversary of the birth of Gautama Buddha.
9. Dhyana Buddha statue – 38 metres / 125 ft
