Statue of Equality, Hyderabad
Statue of Equality, Hyderabad

A statue built in the memory of Sant Sri Ramanujacharya

The Statue of Equality, in Telangana, is a 216 feet Ramanujacharya statue made of panchaloha. The structure installed at Muchintal near Hyderabad would be “dedicated to the world” by PM Modi on 5th Feb 2022, to mark the 1,000 years since the birth of the Hindu reformist saint.

About The Statue of Equality

  1. The Statue is made of a combination of five metals called ‘Panchaloha’, which includes gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc.
  2. The statue is the world’s second tallest statue in a sitting posture. The Buddha statue in Thailand, at 301 feet, takes the spot as the world’s tallest ‘sitting’ statue.
  3. Mounted on a 54-ft high base building, named ‘Bhadra Vedi’, the basement features a Vedic digital library and research centre.
  4. The building also hosts numerous ancient Indian texts, a theatre, an educational gallery detailing many works of Ramanujacharya inside.
  5. A temple of Ramanujacharya covering an area of about 300,000 square feet has also been constructed, where a 120 kg gold idol will be placed for daily worship. The 120 kgs is to mark the 120 years that the saint is said to have lived.The Statue of Equality
  6. The statue has been conceptualised by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram.
  7. Built at Muchintal, a village in Telangana, the statue is located near the Hyderabad International Airport at Shamshabad. Conceptualised by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram, the foundation stone for the structure was laid in 2014.
  8. The project is believed to have been completed at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore that was funded entirely by donations.
  9. The giant statue is also encircled by the replicas of 108 sacred shrines from the many parts of the country including Tirupati, Srirangam, Dwaraka, Badrinath etc.
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About Saint Sri Ramanujacharya

Ramanujacharya was an Indian philosopher, Hindu theologian, social reformer, and one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism. His philosophical foundations for devotionalism were influential to the Bhakti movement.

  1. Born in 1017 in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, Saint Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic philosopher who revived the Bhakti Movement.
  2. According to the ancient scriptures, he lived for 120 years, a claim often questioned by modern scholars and historians
  3. In the early 11th and 12th centuries, the saint is said to have travelled across the length and breadth of the country to promote equality and social justice.
  4. According to his followers, Ramanujacharya was one of the first who fought against social, cultural, gender, educational and economic discrimination.
  5. He is said to have spread teachings like equality among every human regardless of nationality, gender, race, caste or creed.
  6. Several scholars followed his path and the works of many ancient poets like Annamacharya, Bhakt Ramdas, Thyagaraja, Kabir, and Meerabai were inspired by him.
  7. He is considered to be a timeless icon of equality for social reformists around the world.
  8. He made education accessible to those who were the most deprived in those days and came up with the concept of ‘Vasudhaiva kutumbakam’, which means that all universe is one family.
  9. He opened the doors of temples to all people, including those subjected to extreme discrimination.
  10. He is also believed to have taught about the protection of nature and its resources like air, water and soil.

Contact Details

Address: Sri Ramanagaram JIVA Campus Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana 509325
Hours:
Phone: 095535 49971
Height: 65.8 m
Opened: 2018
Dedicated to: Ramanuja
Material: Steel framing, panchaloha

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