This is a complete tour of Statue of Equality located in Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.
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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.

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.
he base building under the statue named Bhadravedi is 54 feet (16 m) tall and three-stories high.Atop the building lies a lotus of 27 feet (8.2 m) in diameter, and is carried by 36 elephants, over which the statue sits.

The 27-feet dimension of the lotus represent 24 tattvas, and the remaining 3 representing soul, god and the guru.The statue has a concrete core which is surrounded by a panchaloha sheet with a thickness varying between 10mm and 20mm. The base building has a meditation hall where a 54 inches (1.4 m) statue of Ramunuja made of 120 kg of gold, representing the years he lived, is installed.108 Divyadesams (model temples), built in stone, surround the statue.
The statue was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 February 2022. The smaller golden statue inside the base building was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on 13 February 2022.

This is open from 3PM to 8:30Pm on weekdays and !!AM to 8:30PM on weekends. Entry ticket for adult is 150 and for kids 75. Parking fee is 40 per car.

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