​Statue Of Ramanujacharya

  • A 216-foot tall statue of Vaishnavite saint Sri Ramanujacharya is set to be unveiled in Hyderabad soon.
  • It will become the world’s second tallest statue after the statue of the Great Buddha of Thailand (302 feet) and will be called as Statue of Equality.
  • It is made of panchaloha (an alloy of gold, silver, copper, brass and tin/lead) and its base depicts 36 elephants and 27-feet-high lotus petals.
  • Ramanujacharya:
    • Ramanujacharya, or Ilaiya Perumal was a South Indian Brahman theologian, bhakti saint and philosopher who preached equality.
    • His philosophy became known as Vishishtadwaita or qualified non-dualism and it influenced the Bhakti movement.
    • His wrote influential ....
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