108-Ft Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya ‘Statue Of Oneness’ In Omkareshwar

Ruby Thakur
September 22, 2023
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Thursday Unveiled A 108-Foot-Tall Statue Of The 8th-Century Spiritual Leader Adi Shankaracharya In Omkareshwar Town.

108-Ft Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya ‘Statue Of Oneness’ In Omkareshwar

Why In News

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Thursday Unveiled A 108-Foot-Tall Statue Of The 8th-Century Spiritual Leader Adi Shankaracharya In Omkareshwar Town.
Ekatmata Ki Pratima’ Or ‘Statue Of Oneness’ Of Adi Shankaracharya In Omkareshwar Unveiled In Mp’s Omkareshwar.
The State Cabinet Had Approved This Project Last Year To Celebrate The Life And Philosophy Of The 8th-Century Hindu Philosopher And Saint.

History

The ‘Statue Of Oneness’, Conceptualised Around Six Years Ago, Depicts Shankaracharya As A 12-Year-Old Child When He Is Said To Have Visited Omkareshwar.
Omkareshwar Which Has One Of The Twelve Jyotirlinga Shrines — Said To Be The Most Sacred Abodes Of Shiva.

Design By

The Design For The Statue Was Conceptualised By Painter Vasudeo Kamath, Who Found Inspiration In Raja Ravi Verma’s Depiction Of Shankaracharya.
The Statue Is Installed Under The Guidance Of Sculptor Bhagwan Rampure And Painter Vasudev Kamath.

Budget

The Bjp Government In Madhya Pradesh Had Earlier Given Its Approval For ₹ 2,141.85-Crore Project For The Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya Along With A Museum In Omkareshwar.

About The Statue

It Is Situated On Mandhata Mountain In Omkareshwar, The City On The Banks Of Narmada River.
Weighing 100 Tonnes, The Statue Was Conceptualised By An Indian Team Of Artists, A Sculptor And Engineers.

The Metal Casting Was Done In China’s Nanchang City And Shipped To Mumbai In Several Batches.
The Idol, Installed On A 75-Foot Platform, Is Made Up Of Bronze That Contains 88% Copper, 4% Zinc And 8% Tin. Its Internal Structure Is Made-Up Of High-Quality Steel.

Acharya Shankara Museum

“In The Acharya Shankara Museum, The Life And Philosophy Of Acharya Shankara Will Be Displayed Through The Most Modern And Innovative Ways.
All Structures Will Have Visible Imprints Of Indian Culture Along With Traditional Indian Art And Architecture.

International Institute Of Advaita Vedanta

This Will Be A Coordination Centre, Research Centre And Resource Centre For The Study And Promotion Of Advaita Vedanta.
Acharya Padmapada Centre For Advaita Philosophy
Acharya Hastamalaka Advaita Centre For Science
Acharya Sureshwara Advaita Centre For Social Science
Acharya Totaka Advaita Centre For Literature, Music And Arts
Maharshi Vedavyasa Advaita Library
Acharya Gaudapada Advaita Extension Centre
Acharya Govinda Bhagavatpada Gurukul
Sharada Temple

About Adi Shankracharya

Born In Kerala, Adi Shankaracharya Is Believed To Have Reached Omkareshwar After Becoming A ‘Sanyasi’ At A Very Young Age, Where He Met His Guru Govind Bhagwadpad, Stayed In The Religious City For Four Years, And Attained Education.
He Is Believed To Have Attained Samadhi At Kedarnath. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Unveiled A 12-Foot High Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya At Kedarnath.
He Is Credited With The Doctrine Of Advaita Vedanta.
He Wrote Commentaries On Brahmasutras. His Popular Works Include- Vivekachudamani, Saundaryalahari, Bhajagovindam, Shivananda Lahari.
To Preach And Protect The Dharma, He Founded Ashramas/Mathas At Sringeri In Karnataka, Dwarka In Gujarat, Puri In Odisha And Badrinath In Up.

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Ruby Thakur

General Studies Lecturer SSBCrackExams, BSc In PCM, Trained Students For State Services Exams. Expertise in Geography ,Polity & Current Affairs. Love Travelling.