PM Modi to unveil 216-foot statue of saint Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the 216-foot-tall statue of Sri Ramanujacharya at Chinna Jeeyar Swamy’s ashram at Muchintal near Shamshabad, on the occasion of his 1,000th birth anniversary on February 5.

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. It is located in a 45-acre complex at Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad in Telangana.

The project is built at a cost ofRs. 1,000-crore, which was funded entirely by donations from devotees globally. President Ram Nath Kovind will unveil the inner chamber of the statue of Ramanujacharya on February 13, 2022. The Statue of Equality is the world’s second-tallest statue in a sitting position. The Buddha statue in Thailandi s considered as the world’s tallest statue in a sitting pose.