India is a country where most people of the Hindu community live, and Religion has an important value in the Indian culture. It’s no wonder that most temples exist in India. Here for centuries, idols/statues (Statues of India) are considered as the medium of devotion and love of God.
Statues of India
In fact, the Indian people have unwavering faith and reverence for these idols. Statues of every size type are found here, in India. Here you will know about the top 10 tallest statues/statues in India or the tallest Idol in India.
1. Statue of Unity
This is 182 meters tall statue is incredibly World’s tallest statue, of course, India’s tallest statue. The monument of leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ‘Statue of Unity’ is located facing the Narmada dam and surrounded by a valley of flowers.
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2. Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami
The 41-meter tall idol of Lord Hanuman is located at Paritala Anjaneya Temple in the Paritala town of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami idol is the World’s tallest Lord Hanuman.
3. Thiruvalluvar Statue
The Thiruvalluvar Statue also known as Valluvar Statue and it is a 41-meter tall sculpture made of stone, this is the statue of the Tamil poet or philosopher Valluvar. This statue is located on a small island, near the Kanyakumari.
4. Statue of Padmasambhava
Padmasambhava Statue is 123 ft. (37.5 m) high and is located in Rewalsar Lake of Himachal Pradesh. Guru Padmasambhava is considered the 2nd Buddha and also known as Guru Rinpoche.
5. Lord Shiva of Murudeshwara
The world’s 2nd tallest Shiva statue (123 feet tall) is located at Murudeshwar town in ‘Bhatkal Taluk’ of Uttara Kannada district in the state of Karnataka.
6. Buddha Statue at Tathagata Tsal
Tathagata Tsal is the Buddha Park of Ravangla, situated near Ravangla in the South Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim and there is a 130 feet high statue of the Buddha.
7. Adiyogi Shiva Statue
Adiyogi Statue is 112 ft tall, 147 ft long, and 82 ft wide steel statue of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva and it is located at Thirunamam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
8. Basava Statue
Basava Statue of Mahatma Basaveshwara stands 156 feet tall located in Chitradurga and Chitradurga city located on the valley of Vedavati River in the central part of Karnataka state.
9. Hanuman Murti Delhi
The statue of lord Hanuman is 108 feet tall and it is in Karol Bagh Delhi. This is the face of Delhi and the statue is a new identity of Delhi in most Indian TV Serials.
10. Mindrolling Monastery Buddha Statue
An impressive 114 feet high gold Buddha Statue dedicated to the Dalai Lama is located in clement town in Dehradun.
Apart from these, there are many tall idols in India OR Statues of India, most of which are religious idols like Ram Tirath Temple Hanuman, Chinmaya Ganadhish, Shiva of Har ki Pauri, etc.