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Cover Story Development and Legacy

COLOSSUS STATUES GIVING MESSAGES

The Indians have unwavering faith in the idol and statues. This is why tall statues of great
men and religious leaders are being erected throughout the country: to introduce the next
generation to culture, religion, and heritage, as well as to instill pride in our heritage.

STATUE OF UNITY
STATUE OF The world's tallest statue of Sardar was built with stone masonry on 36
peaks, but it was not being operated
EQUALITY Vallabhbhai Patel, the architect as a temple. It also has an idol of
This 216-foot-high of the unification of Bharat, built Saint Tukaram.
statue in Hyderabad has in Gujarat, is 182 metres high. It
been installed in the was inaugurated by Prime Minister SUHELDEV MEMORIAL
memory of the 11th- Narendra Modi on October 31, 2018. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
century Bhakti Saint Sri laid the foundation stone for the
Ramanujacharya. He had SANT TUKARAM TEMPLE Suheldev Memorial in Bahraich
promoted the idea of Prime Minister Narendra Modi district, Uttar Pradesh, in February
equality in all spheres of inaugurated the temple of Jagatguru 2021. Suheldev's contribution to
life, including religious Sreesant Tukaram Maharaj in Dehu, protecting Indianness was also
allegiance, caste, and Pune. After the death of Sreesanth remembered. A statue will also be
creed. This statue, Tukaram Maharaj, a rock temple installed in this memorial.
made of Panchdhatu,
was unveiled by Prime STATUE OF PROSPERITY:
Minister Modi on A 108-foot-tall bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, the founder
February 5, 2022. of Bengaluru, was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
November 11, 2022.

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