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In order to promote the doctrine of equality, the Prime Minister unveiled the 216 feet tall statue of saint Shri Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad.

About the Statue

• This statue is made of panchaloha which is a combination of five metals namely gold, silver, copper, brass and zinc. 
• It is mounted on a 54 feet high base building named ‘Bhadra Vedi’. 
• The Bhadra Vedi has floors devoted to a Vedic digital library and research centre, ancient Indian texts, a theatre, an educational gallery detailing many works of Shri Ramanujacharya.
• The statue was installed in the ashram of Sri Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy. 
• The statue has been conceptualised by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya ashram. 
• The statue is surrounded by Divya Desams which are ornately carved temples. 

Shri Ramanujacharya:

• Shri Ramanujacharya, the 11th century Bhakti Saint, advocated the message of equality that was propagated across humanity.
• He put forth his composition for Sanskrit Granth and gave the Tamil language equal importance in Bhakti Marg.
• He preached the concept of equality among people irrespective of caste and creed which is also reflected in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.
• Vishishtadvaita philosophy is the non-dualistic school of Vedanta philosophy.
• He fought for the entry of Dalits into the temples and propagated that for a human being, the character is important and not caste.