A Statue of Lord Hanuman in Jaipur, India
Chatsworth, South Africa (CHAKRA) – The Shri Vishnu Temple society in Chatsworth, South Africa is building the largest Lord Hanuman statue in all of Africa. Shri Vishnu Mandir officials thought of building the giant Hanuman statue 3 months ago in a meeting to discuss how they should celebrate the 150th anniversary of Indians arriving in South Africa.
LC Maharah, the project coordinator of the Hanuman statue said that the total height of the statue will be around 13 meters tall. Maharah also stated that the Lord Hanuman statue would be completed in December 2010 which still needs some plastering and painting.
Maharaj also appealed to the community and Chatsworth Hindus to contribute to the completion of the Lord Hanuman statue. The contractor working on the project is Umesh Harripershad, who stated that they have used 12 truckloads of mixed concrete in this project, 53-tons going into the foundation alone and Shri Vishnu Mandir provided the design. Mr.Harripershad also said that he was working on this big project with only 6 untrained workers that were devotees of Lord Hanuman. He estimated this project to take approximately 12 months but is looking at 25% of that time. To make things more difficult, Umesh is following a strict fast diet and has been sleeping on the floor for the past 3 months as a sign of devotion as he considered the work as honorable.
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Its indeed a wonderful job symbold of Powers.
Congrats to SA Indians for a. wonderful feat for their
passion for belief and spirituality.
Jai Shri Ram, Jai Hanuman. Extremly proud to be associtated will such a powerful organisation, Shri Vishnu Mandhir. Congrats, the murti is AWESOME. One gets an over-whelming feel when you look at the Murthi. realy excited i that i live amidst this Powerful Monument
Went to the unveiling and I thank Lord Hanuman for giving South African Indians the knowledge and strength to acheive this remarkable feat. To the organisers and members of the Shree Vishnu Mandir, congratulations and may each one of you climb to the highest point in your journey. I dont think I will ever again experience something of this caliber. To my Indian brothers and sisters whereever in this world you are may you always go forward with pride and dignity. Sushila Singh (South Africa)
long leave hanuma