The Statue of Equality, also referred to as the Ramanuja statue, is a statue of the 11th-century vaishnavaite Ramanuja, located on the premises of the Chinna Jeeyar Trust at Muchintal, Hyderabad. It is the second tallest sitting statue in the world. The project of building the statue was conceptualised by the trust to commemorate 1000 years since Ramanuja's birth Costing an estimated ₹1,000 crore (US$130 million), the project was paid for through the donations of devotees in a major part.
Sri Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swami Ji's ashram has installed a 216-ft-tall statue of Ramanuja Charya, which has been named 'Samathamurthy'.
In 2014, ascetic Chinna Jeeyar came up with the idea to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Ramanuja's teachings by building a statue. The ground floor will be 6,000 square metres and will depict Ramanuja's life and philosophy. The temple, meant for daily worship, will be located on the 27,870 square metre second floor. The 1,365 square metre third floor will include a Vedic digital library and research centre. An Omnimax theatre in the shape of a planetarium featuring life stories of Ramanuja was planned. 14 models were designed according to Agama Shashtra and Shilpa Shastras. 3 models were shortlisted and improvements were made using 3D scanning technology. It was named 'Statue of Equality' by the trust
In 2014, ascetic Chinna Jeeyar came up with the idea to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Ramanuja's teachings by building a statue. The ground floor will be 6,000 square metres and will depict Ramanuja's life and philosophy. The temple, meant for daily worship, will be located on the 27,870 square metre second floor. The 1,365 square metre third floor will include a Vedic digital library and research centre. An Omnimax theatre in the shape of a planetarium featuring life stories of Ramanuja was planned. 14 models were designed according to Agama Shashtra and Shilpa Shastras. 3 models were shortlisted and improvements were made using 3D scanning technology. It was named 'Statue of Equality' by the trust
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