Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled the 108-foot-tall statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya atop the Mandhata mountain in Omkareshwar, Khargone district. The event was graced by saints among other dignitaries. Here’s a glimpse of the statue of Indian Vedic Scholar Adi Shankaracharya in MP!
Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya Unveiled In MP!
अद्वैत में सबके मंगल और कल्याण का भाव निहित है। आदि गुरु की कृपा और आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी की प्रेरणा से ओंकारेश्वर की पुण्य धरा पर जगतगुरु आदिशंकराचार्य जी की 108 फीट ऊंची भव्य प्रतिमा का अनावरण और “अद्वैत लोक” के शिलान्यास का असंभाव्य कार्य भी सुगमता से… pic.twitter.com/29gXNToUY3
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) September 21, 2023
The statue of Adi Shankaracharya, a Vedic philosopher and teacher who lived in the eighth century, would be known as the Statue of Oneness and stand for harmony and peace. The MP Cm laid the cornerstone for the ₹2,200 crore Advait Lok project. He was accompanied at the statue’s unveiling by Usha Thakur, the minister for culture, Swami Avdheshanand Giri Maharaj, Paramatmanand, Swami Swaroopanand, and Swami Teerthanand Maharaj, as well as almost 5,000 other sages and saints from all over the nation.
आचार्य शंकर के
विराट स्वरूप में समर्पण ! pic.twitter.com/RUdYlM5SuV— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) September 21, 2023
Everyone was welcomed to the spiritual centre by cultural dance groups from several states, who also showcased Shaivite traditions. According to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Adi Guru Shankaracharya statue would spread a message of peace and togetherness throughout the world. Adi Guru Shankaracharya is depicted as a 12-year-old child prodigy in the 108-foot-tall statue. It weighs about 100 tonnes and is supported by a pedestal that is 75 feet tall.
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Under the supervision of sculptor Bhagwan Rampure and painter Vasudev Kamath, the statue, which is mounted on a 16-foot stone lotus, was sculpted. There were 290 panels used to build the statue. The statue is composed of copper, zinc, and tin. The entire substructure was built using premium 250-ton stainless steel.
Pics & Videos Of The Statue
मध्यप्रदेश में आदि शंकराचार्य की 108 फीट की प्रतिमा ‘एकात्मा की मूर्ति’ का अनावरण और ‘अद्वैत लोक’ का शिलान्यास, निश्चित ही प्रत्येक देशवासी को गर्व से भरने का पल है। एकता एवं आध्यात्मिकता की प्रतीक यह भव्य मूर्ति आने वाली पीढ़ियों को प्रेरित करेगी।#शंकर_अवतरण_मध्यप्रदेश pic.twitter.com/gobLMoZBUf
— Ministry of Culture (@MinOfCultureGoI) September 21, 2023
The Internet is filled with videos and images of the newly unveiled statue.
BRAVO!
There are few ideas more powerful than the idea of oneness – among humans and with nature.Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh @ChouhanShivraj yesterday inaugurated a 32 meter tall Statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Omkareshwar known as the Statue of Oneness in Ekatma Dham pic.twitter.com/hsQmAu31Ko
— Erik Solheim (@ErikSolheim) September 22, 2023
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri @ChouhanShivraj ji inaugurated a 108-foot-tall Statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Omkareshwar known as the Statue of Oneness in Ekatma Dham
Hopefully soon I will get a chance to see and bow before this magnificent statue. pic.twitter.com/dHQO9sLK5j
— Desi Thug (@desi_thug1) September 21, 2023
Glimpses from the momentous occasion of the unveiling of the “Statue of Oneness”@ChouhanShivraj @JansamparkMP @MPTourism #शंकर_अवतरण_मध्यप्रदेश #EkatmaDham #AdiShankaracharya #Omkareshwar
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.#MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/GD0ZDHE72H— Ekatma Dham (@EkatmaDham) September 21, 2023
इंदौर संभाग के खंडवा जिले के ओंकारेश्वर में स्थापित आचार्य शंकर की 108 फीट ऊंची बहुधातु प्रतिमा।#indore#khandwa#omkareshwar#sankaraacharya#IncredibleIndia#culture#एकात्म_धाम#ekatmadham#oneness@CMMadhyaPradesh@PMOIndia @MinOfCultureGoI @minculturemp@EkatmaDham pic.twitter.com/q6Y2eVuDAu
— Indore Commissioner (@comindore) September 21, 2023
In a little town in the state of Kerala in southern India, Adi Shankaracharya was born around 788 AD. He displayed a keen interest in spiritual issues and the nature of the cosmos at a very young age. At the age of 16, he gave up on the world and embarked on a spiritual quest that would take him throughout India.
Adi Shankaracharya acquired knowledge of India’s various spiritual traditions while travelling. And eventually came to regard them as all being a part of a single, undivided tradition.
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In the end, Adi Shankaracharya was able to bring together all of India’s various religious groups into one functional totality.
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