Udaipur, Subhash Sharma. Nathdwara city is soon going to get a new identity, not only in Rajasthan, but also in the country's main Krishna shrine. The city will now also be known for the tallest Shiva statue in the world. The 351 feet tall Shiva statue is now ready for unveiling. Which will be unveiled at the hands of Saint Morari Bapu, the country's leading Rama story reader. Saint Morari Bapu himself laid the foundation of this statue ten years ago.
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On November 6th, the statue will be unveiled
It is rumored that Sant Morari Bapu will unveil this statue on November 6 next month, but it is yet to be officially announced. Famous guests and politicians of the country will be invited in this program. Sant Morari Bapu will inaugurate the statue of Shiva built on a small hill in Nathdwara city of Rajsamand district amid the Ram Katha to be held at Nathdwara.
World's tallest Shiva statue
Shiv Pratima can be seen from 20 kilometers away, it can be reached by elevator. The tallest Shiva statue in the world is visible from twenty kilometers ahead. This Shiva idol made in a sitting state is very special. It can be reached by elevator. That is, by going up to a height of 280 feet, one can see the Aravalli hills through the windows on Shiva's shoulder.
Ready for ten years
The statue has been prepared by Madan Paliwal, CMD and owner of Nathdwara businessman Miraj Group. Which took about ten years to build. This is the only statue of Shivaji, which has elevator, stairs, hall for people to sit. Initially, the height of this statue was to be kept at 251 feet but later it was decided to make it up to 351 feet. There are two lifts inside it, in which 29-29 devotees can go up to 110 feet at a time in each lift, then 13-13 devotees can go up to 280 feet together. Apart from this, there are also three stairs.
The visiting devotees will be told how the statue was made
The devotees coming here will be told in the hall inside this statue how the process of making this statue went. They will be told the process of its construction from the beginning to the end through the projector. It is significant that in the year 2012, Sant Morari Bapu laid the foundation of this statue. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot also participated in that program. Gehlot is still the chief minister of the state.
The tallest statue of Shiva in Nepal
It is known that before the Shiva statue of Nathdwara, the tallest Shiva statue in the world is in the Kailashnath temple in Nepal, which is 143 feet tall. Apart from this, the 123 feet Shiva statue in Karnataka's Marudeshwar temple, the 112 feet high Shiva statue in Tamil Nadu's Sthil Adiyog temple and the 108 feet high Shiva statue of Mangal Mahadev in Mauritius are also among the tallest Shiva statues in the world.
3 thousand ton statue
According to the construction company of this Shiva statue and the person in charge of this project, the weight of the Shiva statue of Nathdwara is about three thousand tons. 2600 tons of steel and iron were used in its construction. This statue will not be affected by any kind of weather or earthquake. For the next 2500 years, nothing of this statue will be damaged. Many facilities including cafeteria, garden have been prepared at the statue site spread over 26 bigha. 750 artisans and laborers worked daily in the construction of this statue. In the statue, Lord Shiva is in a posture of meditation and relaxation.
Nathdwara's fame will take four moons
Nathdwara, the city of Shrinathji, the largest seat of the Nath Sampradaya, is known throughout the country. But now he will also be recognized for the tallest Shiva statue in the world. The statue of Vallabhbhai Patel is 182 meters tall, while the Shiva statue built in Nathdwara is more than 105 meters tall. Madan Paliwal, owner of Miraj Group, is a devotee of Shiva. With the blessings of his Guru Morari Bapu, he started the construction of this statue.
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