Tallest Statue of Sri Mahavishnu Vishwaroopam
A 108-feet-tall monolithic statue weighing 420 tonne of Lord Vishnu in his Vishwaroopam consecrated in the premises of Shri Kodandarama Swamy Temple in Ejipura, Bengaluru City on 1st June 2025. It was brought from Thiruvannamalai (Tamilnadu) to the city over a span of six-months, crossing multiple hurdles, on 240-wheel truck in 2019.
The man behind the monolithic statue is Dr B Sadanand, a retired government doctor, who started working on the project in 2010.
The first phase involving pre-erection work and sculpting of the main deity and Adishesha. The total cost of completing the statue, which included completion of the sculpture, polishing, crane work, building frame for the statue and other civil works is Rs 2.60 crore.
"For seven months now, a colossal slab of granite, weighing 420 tonnes, quarried from a hill in Korakottai village in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, has been travelling on a vehicle with 240 wheels, as it makes its way to a temple in Bengaluru’s Ejipura." Indian Express
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Tallest Statue of Sri Mahavishnu Vishwaroopam
A 108-feet-tall monolithic statue weighing 420 tonne of Lord Vishnu in his Vishwaroopam consecrated in the premises of Shri Kodandarama Swamy Temple in Ejipura, Bengaluru City on 1st June 2025. It was brought from Thiruvannamalai (Tamilnadu) to the city over a span of six-months, crossing multiple hurdles, on 240-wheel truck in 2019.
The man behind the monolithic statue is Dr B Sadanand, a retired government doctor, who started working on the project in 2010.
The first phase involving pre-erection work and sculpting of the main deity and Adishesha. The total cost of completing the statue, which included completion of the sculpture, polishing, crane work, building frame for the statue and other civil works is Rs 2.60 crore.
"For seven months now, a colossal slab of granite, weighing 420 tonnes, quarried from a hill in Korakottai village in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, has been travelling on a vehicle with 240 wheels, as it makes its way to a temple in Bengaluru’s Ejipura." Indian Express
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