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23/09/23 06:08 AM IST

CM Chouhan unveils 108-ft tall Adi Shankaracharya statue in MP’s Omkareshwar

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  • Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recently unveiled the 108-feet tall ‘Statue of Oneness’ of Adi Shankaracharya on the bank of the Narmada river at Omkareshwar.
About Statue
  • The statue weighs 100 tons and has been installed on a 75 feet high platform.
  • It is made up of bronze that contains 88% copper, 4% zinc and 8% tin. The statue internal structure is made-up of high-quality steel.
  • A budget of ₹1535 crores has been approved for it.
  • Adi Shankaracharya, as per Hindu religion scholars, is credited with restoring the glory of Sanatan Dharma in ancient India with his preaching and debate with scholars.
  • He was said to have met his Guru at Omkareshwar in Khandwa district after he had left home at the age of 12.
  • Madhya Pradesh has two of the 12 jyotirlingas situated at different places in the country that are mentioned in Adi Shankaracharya’s Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram.
  • Adi Guru Shankaracharya Maharaj worked to connect the country culturally. He worked to spread the essence of the Vedas to the common people.
  • He also made four monasteries in four corners of the country. This worked to keep India culturally united.
  • Shankaracharya walked over 1,600 kilometres through forests from Kerala and found a Guru at Omkareshwar and then moved to Varanasi and united the entire country culturally.
Source- Hindustan Times

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