Chennai, July 4:
On the occasion of Ramanuja Sahasrabdi (1000 years of Bhagavad Ramanuja’s Incarnation) Jeeyar Educational Trust Vedic University to install 216 ft Ramanujar sitting statue (Statue of Equality) with 108 divya desams around it at Samshabad, Hyderavad.
Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar swamiji announced about the project at a press meet in Chennai. The consecration of the Statue of Equality will take place in 2017.
Chinna Jeeyar swamiji said, “The Statue Of Equality Project is a dedication to the great icon of Equality, Sri Ramanujacharya Swamy. He created ripples in the society 1000 years ago with His revolutionary thoughts and brought the neglected on the same platform on par with the elite when the society was gripped with social evils of untouchability and class-based discrimination.
He was the first one to bring the down-trodden into temples and give the “Ashtakshari Manthra” to the common man, denying all odds.
This Rs. 1000 crore project was conceptualized in the year 2014. The Statue of Equality will be constructed adjacent to JIVA Asramam in Sriramnagar, Samshabad, Hyderabad, India.
The Statue of Equality will be made of Pancha Loha (Combinations of 5 Metals). The statue will be surrounded by 108 Divya Desas which will be built in stone, rich with ornate architectural detailing.
An educational gallery with state of art technology will be setup exhibiting the inspiring incidents from the life of Bhagwad Ramanujacharya.
A gold deity of Bhagwad Ramanujacharya weighing 120 kgs representing the number of years He lived in this world, will be installed in the Dhyana mandiram (meditation hall).
An Omnimax theatre will be constructed to screen highly educational and culturally significant short movies about the secrets of the Universe as recorded in our Vedic scriptures. The entire site will be environment friendly, with highly sophisticated security features on par with international standards.
Located in the scenic Muchintal Sriramnagar village, Divya Saketam is around 40kms from Hyderabad. It lies amidst the 45 acres of JIVA Campus which houses the Vedic school, Homeopathy Medical College, JIMS hospital, Swamiji’s Ashram, a Go Shala that houses 300 cows and calves, beautiful gardens, temples and 5 acres of playground where the devotees enjoy and learn under the divine spiritual guidance of HH Swamiji.
JIVA offers the ideal peaceful, holistic and serene environment required for spiritual development.The project has been divided into 3 phases:
Phase 1 – Dedication of Ramanuja Statue weighing 1140 metric tons to the world in 2017. The statue will be installed on Bhadravedi. Also, consecrating gold deity of Ramanuja Swamy weighing 120 kgs and building of the unique musical fountain are included in this phase.
Phase 2 – Construction of 108 models of Divya Desams.
Phase 3 – Implementation of state of art technology to depict inspiring historic incidents from life of Ramanujacharya and a self-guided tourFoundation stone for Statue of Equality was laid on 2nd May 2014 by HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji on the auspicious day of Akshaya thrithiya, added Chinna Jeeyar swamiji