India is now home to top tallest statues of the world, After the Statue of Unity, Statue of Belief and Statue of Equality, there many more under construction. Here is the list of top 10 Gigantic statues of India one should know.
Statue of Unity is not only tallest statue in India but also the world’s tallest statue with a height of 182 metres (597 feet). The statue is located facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River in Gujarat.
Statue of Belief at Nathdwara in Rajasthan is the tallest statue of Lord Shiva in the World, Lord Shiva is depicted in a seated posture and the Statue of Faith has a distinctive copper shade.
The Statue of Equality of Ramanuja is the second tallest sitting statue in the world, located at Muchintal. The statue named ‘Statue of Equality’ by the Chinna Jeeyar Trust of Ranga Reddy district.
Hanuman statue at Madapam is the tallest Lord Hanuman statue in India with 176 feet.
The statue located on the bank of river vamsadhara in Andra is also the world’s tallest Hanumanji Murti.
The 161 ft tall Panchamukhi Anjaneya Swamy statue is located at Bidanagere village of Tumkur district. Panchamukhi Anjaneya is a special form of Lord Hanuman and the statue is second tallest statue of Lord Hanuman in India followed by Paritala Anjaneya statue in Andhra Pradesh.
The 146 ft tall statue of Lord Murugan at Muthu Malai Murugan Temple in Salem district of Tamil Nadu house world’s tallest Murugan statue.
Maa Vaishno Devi Statue with height of 141 ft is located in Vrindavan of Uttar Pradesh. Vaishno Devi Statue is world tallest statue of Devi.
The Paritala Anjaneya Temple house the third tallest statue of Bhagavan Hanuman with 135 ft height, located on the banks of the river Vamsadhara in North Andhra.
Thiruvalluvar Statue is a 133 ft tall stone sculpture, located on a rock close to the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari on the Coromandel Coast. The 41 metre tall monument was built in the memory of Saint Thiruvalluvar Tamil poets and philosophers.
Tallest Sitting Posture statues in India are Buddha Park of Ravangla,Dhyana Buddha statue,Statue of Padmasambhava, Marjing Polo Statue, Shiva of Murudeshwara and Sai Baba statue.