Statue of Equality

In the Muchintal neighborhood of Ranga Reddy district on the outskirts of Hyderabad, on the grounds of the Chinna Jeeyar Trust, is a statue of the eleventh-century Indian philosopher Ramanuja, known as the Statue of Equality.[2] It is the world's second-tallest seated statue. The organization came up with the idea to erect the statue to honor Ramanuja's birth anniversary, which is believed to have cost ₹1,000 crore (US$130 million). A large portion of the project's funding came from donations made by followers.

Everything you need to know about the "Statue of Equality" is provided below:

• The 216-foot monument is located on the expansive 40-acre grounds of the Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamy Ashram.

As stated by Suryanarayana Yellapragada, an official with the Jeeyar Education Trust, the "Statue of Equality" is the second tallest when seated.

• It was constructed as a memorial to mark his birth's millennium. The project will probably cost ₹1,000 crore in total.

• The statue is made of five metals - gold, silver, copper, brass and tin. The structure was erected in 2017, but it took four years for the completion of works on the other constructions.

• The statue has been positioned on a huge lotus built over a three-storied 54-ft structure called Bhadravedi. The ground floor comprising 63,444 square feet area has a pictorial presentation providing glimpses of Ramanujacharya’s life and his philosophy.

• On the second floor, there is a temple of Ramanujacharya in nearly 300,000 sq ft area, where a 120 kg gold statue of him will be installed for daily worship.

• On the top floor of 14,700 sq ft, there is a Vedic digital library and research centre.

• On a 34-acre plot of ground outside the Bhadravedi, there will be 108 stone-built Divya Desa Kshetras (Vaishnavite temples spread around the nation) surrounding the statue.

• To give the statue a more global appeal, ashram staff members have announced that they will erect flags from every nation next to it. They claim that it is being carried out in line with the equality philosophy advocated by Sri Ramanujacharya in all spheres of life, including caste, creed, and religion.

• Chinna Jeeyar Swamy is the one who conceptualized the statue.

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The proposal to erect a statue in observance of the 1000th anniversary of Ramanuja's teachings originated with the ascetic Chinna Jeeyar in 2014[A better source is required] Subsequently, under the direction of Chinna Jeeyer, DNV Prasad Sthapathi was named Chief Architect for the project and finished all preliminary plans. The 6,000 square meter ground floor will feature a biography and philosophy of Ramanuja. The second floor, covering 27,870 square meters, will house the temple, which is intended for daily worship. A Vedic digital library and research center will be located on the third floor, which spans 1,365 square meters.More citation(s) required] It was intended to build an Omnimax theater shaped like a planetarium with Ramanuja's life stories displayed inside. In accordance with the Shilpa and Agama Shastras, 14 models were created. Three models were selected for further consideration.

Finance

The statue was constructed for an approximate cost of ₹1,000 crore (US$130 million), primarily funded by donations from followers.[7]

Building

Chinna Jeeyar placed the statue's foundation stone.[Reference required] The original deadline for the statue's completion was November 2017, but it was later moved to February 2019.August 2015 saw the statue's construction contracted out to Nanjing-based Aerosun Corporation.[6][9] Following a 3D scan, the completed design model was delivered to Aerosun Corporation for construction. The statue was constructed using 700 tonnes of panchaloha, a five-metal alloy consisting of gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc [clarification needed].[9] It was constructed in China and then transported in 54 shipments, 1600 separate parts, to India via Chennai Port. About