Tallest statues in India you must visit at least once
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Calling all wanderlusts at heart! If you are someone who is amazed by skyscrapers and tall statues, this one is just for you. India is home to some of the world's most revered, tall sites you must plan a visit if you haven't already. Wondering where? Well, head over to the five tallest statues in the country that offer a breathtaking vista to behold.
#1
Statue of Unity
The statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is the world's tallest statue. Inaugurated in Vadodara, Gujarat in 2018, the statue is 182m tall. Vallabhbhai Patel was the first deputy prime minister and home minister of independent India. Patel is revered for his leadership in uniting 562 princely states of India with the former British Raj to form the Union of India.
#2
Tathagata Tsal
Buddha Park of Ravangla, in Sikkim, is home to the 40m statue of the Buddha, which was created to mark the 2550th birth anniversary of the Gautama Buddha. The statue, built of 60 tonnes of copper, is an example of repousse work, which is a technique in which a flexible metal is shaped by hammering to create a design from the reverse side.
#3
Statue of Ahimsa
The world's tallest Jain idol is 37m tall including the pedestal, situated in Maharashtra. The Statue of Ahimsa is also the largest monolith statue in the world. It is a monolith of Rishibhanatha, the first Tīrthaṅkara of Jainism who established the Ikshvaku dynasty. Carved out of the Mangi-Tungi hills, considered sacred by the Jains, the Statue of Ahimsa took 14 years to be completed.
#4
Thiruvalluvar Statue
The 133 feet monument located in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu depicts the three sections of Thirukkural, namely, virtue (38 chapters), wealth (70 chapters), and love (25 chapters). Celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar wrote the Thirukkural, a classic Tamil language text The statue is 29m high standing on an 11.5m pedestal. The tallest stone sculpture has 3681 stones which are about 15 tons each.
#5
Adiyogi
The Adiyogi Shiva statue is situated in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. It is the largest and tallest face in the world, made of 500 tonnes of steel. The height of an interesting 112 feet denotes that Adiyogi gave 112 ways to explore the human system. Established by Sadhguru who believes Shiva to be the first-ever yogi, the bust inspires people toward inner well-being via yoga.