Hyderabad: One of the great saints of India, Ramanujacharya (Vaishnavaite Saint Bhagavad Ramanuja) has completed the millennium year i.e. 1000 years. A 216-foot-tall statue has been installed near Sriram Nagar Jeeva Ashram in Hyderabad in his memory. It has been named the Statue of Equality. It is made from a mixture of Ashtadhatu.
A grand temple of Ramanujacharya is being built in Hyderabad, the total cost of which is more than 1000 crores. A second statue of Ramanujacharya is made of 120 kg gold, which will be kept in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. The largest statue of Ramanujacharya is made in China, which costs around 400 crores. It has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
A thousand years ago, Ramanujacharya Swamy blew the bugle of change in Indian society. At that time, the society was riddled with untouchability and caste-based evils. He was the first to have the backward people enter the temple. No grand temple has yet been built for any saint of Sanatan tradition. Ramanujacharya Swamy is the first such saint, whose huge statue has been installed.
Being built in Ramnagar, about 40 km from Hyderabad, this temple has many characteristics: –
Statue of Equality and Ramanujacharya Temple are being built on 45 acres of land. The construction of the temple started in 2014.
The original building of the temple is being built in an area of about 1.5 lakh square feet, which is 58 feet high. On this the Statue of Equality has been kept.
Musical fountains will be installed in this temple at a cost of about 25 crores. The story of Swami Ramanujacharya will also be narrated through them.
In the temple, visitors will be able to get an audio guide in 5 languages. Another language including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu will be included in it.
Ramanujacharya’s entire life inside the temple will be shown in pictures and videos.
A replica of the famous 108 Divya Desam of South India is also being built around this Statue of Equality.
The Statue of Equality is designed by Anand Sai, the architect and art director of South Indian films. He says that the design of this temple and the Statue of Equality took about two years.
Statue of Equality and Ramanujacharya Temple is being built on 45 acres of land. The construction of the temple started in 2014.
Who was Saint Ramanujacharya?
Vaishnava saint Ramanujacharya was born in 1017 in Tamil Nadu. He was the originator of the Vichitadvaita Vedanta. He took initiation from Alwar Yamunacharya in Kanchi. He propagated Vedanta and Vaishnavism by roaming all over India. In addition to Vedanta, Ramanujacharya based his ideas on the philosophy of devotion from the mystic and devotional alwar saints of the seventh-tenth century, the Pancharatra tradition of the south.
According to Ramanuja, devotion does not mean worship or recitation or kirtan-bhajan, but to meditate or pray to God. From a social perspective, Ramanujacharya has considered devotion to be possible for all, irrespective of caste and class. In 1137 AD, he became Brahmin.
