PM Narendra Modi on his Twitter account said after the inauguration of the Statue of Equality that it is a tribute to the eternal teachings of Sri Ramanujacharya, particularly the emphasis on harmony, brotherhood, and social empowerment.
He even shared some pictures in his official twitter account of him taking the blessings of the Statue of equality.
Statue of Equality is a tribute to the eternal teachings of Sri Ramanujacharya, particularly the emphasis on harmony, brotherhood and social empowerment. pic.twitter.com/mclErDw9yh
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2022
The following is everything you need to know about the Equality Statue:
- The statue is fashioned of ‘panchaloha,’ a five-metal alloy consisting of gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc.
- It is one of the world’s tallest metallic statues in a sitting position.
- It is affixed to a 54-foot-high base structure known as ‘Bhadra Vedi.’
- A Vedic digital library and research centre, ancient Indian manuscripts, a theatre, and an educational gallery featuring many of SriRamanujacharya’s works are all housed on the statue’s floors.
- It is surrounded by replicas of 108 ancient sites from all across the country, including Tirumala, Srirangam, Kanchi, Ahobilam, Badrinath, Muktinath, Ayodhya, Brindavan, and Kumbhakonam.
- Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram came up with the idea.
- In addition, a Ramanujacharya temple with a 120 kg gold deity would be placed for daily devotion on the premises, encompassing an area of around 300,000 square feet.
- The inauguration of the Statue of Equality is part of Sri Ramanuja Sahasrabdi Samaroham, Sri Ramanujacharya’s ongoing 1,000th birth anniversary festivities.
- Sri Ramanujacharya dedicated his life to the upliftment of people, believing that all individuals are equal regardless of nationality, gender, colour, caste, or creed.
