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Rs 135 cr 'Statue of Equality' made in China

RS 135 CRORE 'STATUE OF EQUALITY' INAUGURATED BY PM MODI IN HYDERABAD WAS MADE
IN CHINA

THE CONTRACT WITH THE CHINESE FIRM WAS SIGNED BY JUPALLY, CHAIRMAN OF MY HOME
GROUP OF INDUSTRIES, ON BEHALF OF SRI RAMANUJA SAHASRABDI ORGANISERS

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Prasad Nichenametla, DHNS, Hyderabad,
* Feb 05 2022, 18:57 ist
* updated: Feb 05 2022, 22:37 ist

Casting works were carried out in China and the statue was brought to Hyderabad
in 1,600 pieces. Credit: IANS Photo

The massive 'Statue of Equality' of Sriramanujacharya that Prime Minister
Narendra Modi “dedicated to the world” on Saturday was made in China
and cost about Rs 135 crore.

Though one Indian company was also in the race to win the contract, China's
Aerosun corporation was given the order in August 2015.

Casting works were carried out in China and the statue was brought here in 1,600
pieces. The installation took place in 2017-18, taking about 15 months.

The 216-feet-tall statue is said to be the second tallest in a sitting position
in the world. It is made of panchaloha (an alloy comprising five metals) –
copper, silver, gold, zinc, and titanium – of which copper comprises 80 per
cent.

All you need to know about the Statue of Equality here

Saint Sriramanujacharya is credited for initiating social reforms and reviving
Hinduism a thousand years back and inspiring Bhakti movements in the country.

The Samata-kendram, with the Sriramanujacharya statue surrounded by 108 replicas
of 108 sacred Hindu shrines in the country, is spread over 45 acres near the
Hyderabad International Airport. While the land was donated by My Home Group's
Jupally Rameswar Rao, the cost of the project – “about Rs 1,000 crore” – was met
with donations.

The contract with the Chinese firm was signed by Jupally, chairman of My Home
Group of Industries, on behalf of Sri Ramanuja Sahasrabdi organisers.

The statue was built to commemorate Sri Ramanujacharya's 1000th birth
anniversary (born in 1017 at Sriperumbudur in present-day Tamil Nadu) with the
hope that it would last for 1,000 more years and also spread the message of
equality in society.

According to Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy, a popular ascetic who conceived the
project, the original plan about 10 years back was to have a rock-cut figure on
a hill someplace in Tamil Nadu.

But such a suitable rocky hill could not be found despite a search conducted
over a period of two years. Chinna Jeeyar consented to the present statue after
Jupally came forward to donate the land at Muchintal for the project.

14 models of Sriramanujacharya statue were made initially incorporating Agama
and Shilpa shastra sutras, out of which three models were examined with 3D
scanning and improved further. The final model was then sent to China.

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