QUESTION-PM MODI recently unveiled STATUE OF EQUALITY which is located in ?
(a)NEW DELHI
(b)HYDERABAD
(c)CHENNAI
(d) MYSORE
ANS-b
RELATED FACTS-
- Statue of equality’ commemorates the 11th century bhakti saint Sri Ramanujacharya is located in HYDERBAD .
- The saint promoted the idea of equality across all the aspects of living, including caste, creed and faith.
- Inauguration of the statue is part of ongoing 12-day celebrations of his 1000th birth anniversary.
- The statue is made of ‘panchaloha’, which is a combination of five metals namely, gold, silver, copper, zinc and brass. It is one of the tallest metallic statues in sitting position worldwide
- It is mounted on a 54-feet high base building named ‘Bhadra Vedi’.
- It comprises of:
- Floors, which is devoted for a vedic digital library & research centre,
- A Theatre
- Ancient Indian texts
- An educational gallery, detailing several works of Sri Ramanujacharya.
- Statue has been conceptualised by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami, from Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram.
BY-AKASH SINGH