World's tallest Statue of " Lord Shiva" |
The statue is 108feet tall after the holy number ‘108’ in Hindu mythology. When the foundation of 36 feet is added the total height of the statue comes to be 144 feet.
It was inaugarated by the Minister for Tourism Sharad singh Bhandari on june 20th . It's construction took 6 years and involved 100 Nepali and skilled labors from India. The construction of foundation alone took two years. To protect the statue from natural factors like sun, wind, and rain, it is coated with zinc. It is further coated with copper on top of zinc coating. According to Kamal Jain, the outer cover of the statue contain 6000 kgs of zinc and copper.
The builders claim that it is not only world's tallest Lord Shiva's Statue but also world's tallest Hindu Religion Statue. This tallest statue of height 144 feet lies in Sanga, Bhaktapur District, which is 20 km east of capital city Kathmandu.
A concept of homestay has also been launched in this site to promote local tourism.
This is definitely a must visit for tourists planning to visit Nepal in Nepal Tourism Year 2011.
Needless to mention it is a wonder.Well, if you are planning a day off from your busy schedule, or a small gettogether with friends,or just want to get away from this noisy and crowded city and refresh yourself, or the main thing could be to visit the world's tallest statue of Lord Shiva thats in Nepal. What are you waiting for!!well, i have already been there and all i can say is "wow". Get yourself going too to feel this "wow"...
Happy Visiting to Sanga.........
Wow!really the lord Shiva made us special and a proud one to be a Nepali.
ReplyDeletethis place is just amazing......
ReplyDeletei felt the "wow"
i think the owner of this blog should actuall update us with new pictures of this place. it has got a lot better and as your blog is a blog based on nepal.
well this is not just nepal's but worlds tallest lord shiva statue located in NEPAL...
THIS PLACE IS JUST AWESOME... I WENT HERE AND IT HAS ACTUALLLY BEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT THAN BEFORE ..AND I WOULD WANT THE BLOG OWNER TO UPDATE US ON THAT AND MAKE THIS TOURIST SPOT MORE POPULAR THROUGH YOUR BLOG.
ReplyDeleteargh.. just read your comments.. sorry 'bout being late.. thank you for the comments :) will try to update some more information ASAP .. Keep visiting :)
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