4/8/2023 0 Comments Statue of unity![]() ![]() Locals aver, “Jitne Kankar Utney Shankar” implying that each pebble in Narmada is a living manifestation of Lord Shiva.Įnvisioned by Shri Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister, the contours of this pan-India vision were shaped much before the 2014 polls. ‘Narmada Parikrama’ (circumambulation) is widely considered a lifetime pilgrimage! A dip, or even a sight of Narmada is considered purifying and liberating. It is one of the two rivers that flows westwards. Sardar Patel had mooted the idea of a dam across Narmada in 1946.Īmong the seven holy rivers, Narmada has ‘Narmada Puran’ and Narmadashtakam dedicated to it. Kevadia and Narmada Valley, however, symbolise Sardar Patel’s vision of modern India. Several illustrious places - Nadiad, Karamsad, Mumbai, or even Bardoli could have fitted the bill. The show aptly concludes with the National Anthem.Īfter dusk, roads, buildings and flora illuminated with neon light clusters make Kevadia look like a land straight out of a fairy-tale! Light and Sound Show (Photo courtesy: SoU website) These Jets had flown over the Statue on October 31, 2018. Jet planes shooting across the statue keep the audience mesmerised. The story unfolds on the Statue, which itself becomes the screen. Colourful laser beams light up the Statue of Unity. The 23-minute Light and Sound Show at 7 p.m is the show-stopper. The 4 metres per second speed of these elevators takes visitors to a height of 135 metres in just 36 seconds. The panoramic view spans across Sardar Sarovar dam, the reservoir, Satpura and Vindhya ranges and River Narmada winding majestically through the Valley. Two elevators take visitors up to the Viewing Gallery housed in the chest of the Statue between the 2nd and 3rd buttons of the jacket. In fact, the feet have already started turning green! The Statue will gradually turn bluish-green, due to copper and oxidation process. Small and big stitches reflect the possibility of human error in preparing hand-made footwear. The feet are not parallel – one foot is slightly ahead of the other one, denoting a nation marching ahead. The weight of the broadest part comes upon its narrowest part – a difficult adjustment to arrive at. Guided by eminent architect Ram Sutar, it took round-the-clock efforts to construct Sardar Patel’s statue on a base to withstand its 1700 tonnes of weight. Its height denotes the strength of Gujarat Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). Resting on a rectangular base 25 metre above the ground-level, the Statue measures 157 metres, at least 4 metres taller than the Spring Temple, Buddha, almost twice the height of Statue of Liberty and 5 times higher than Christ’s Statue at Rio de Janeiro! ![]() It is an international practice to measure statues from ground level to top. Standing majestically on the isle of Sadhu-Bet at a height of 182 metres from ground level, the Statue of Unity has left behind many a towering structure across the world. Ensconced in nature’s lap, this tallest statue of the world is a sight to behold! One no longer needs to travel to China, Japan, the United States of America, or Russia, to look at statues that feature among the tallest in the world.
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