#statueofequality

The Statue of Equality is a monument in India dedicated to the 11th-century Vaishnavaite Saint Bhagavad Ramanuja, commemorating 1000 years since his birth. It will be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5th February, 2022. The statue is constructed on an estimated 34 acres in Hyderabad, India.

Total height of Statue of Equality – 216 ft.
Total height of Statue of Ramanuja – 108 ft.
Total height of Bhadra Vedi – 54 ft.
Total height of Padma Peetam – 27 ft.
Total height of Thridandam – 135 ft.
Number of Lotus petals – 54
Number of Elephants under Lotus – 36
Number of Sankhas and Chakras – 18 + 18 = 36

WHY RAMANUJACHARYA STATUE IS CALLED STATUE OF EQUALITY?
The simplest answer would be…. It was the vision of H.H.Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji. If the vision is so magnificent, imagine the personality that inspired the vision….. awe inspiring, to put it mildly. The Statue exudes the persona of Ra:ma:nu:jacha:rya

Ramanujacha:rya ensured equality among all castes:

He shared the Mantra with everyone – irrespective of the caste. The only qualification he wanted was their being devoted and eager to learn.
He made sure that people from all castes had a role to play in the upkeep of temples, the sources of inspiration. Note that temples were the hub of knowledge, employment and culture, in those days … they were the universities, shopping centres, meeting points.

EQUALITY IN GENDER
There was a time, women were not even allowed to pray, chant God’s name!!!! Unimaginable, but true! They were not taught scriptures, rituals , slokas . We are talking about 1000+ years ago, the time when scriptures were the primary source of education in Vedic culture. Girls were denied this! Can you believe that males did not learn in front of the females so as to keep the knowledge secret!!! Today, though women have broken through many glass ceilings, we are still talking about gender equality.

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Ramanujacha:rya showed his concern for women in those tough days and opened learning channels for women . This is 1000+ years ago…… I bet there was no social media to create a commotion… it was a single A:cha:rya who sensed the need to educate all, so that everyone could experience knowledge… irrespective of their gender.


Ramanujacharya is that gigantic reservoir from which, all present day schools of thought that advocate Equality, have flowed out as creeks, rivulets and tributaries. This is a historical fact.

It’s been over a thousand years that this divine personality sanctified the earth by his presence. The world is advocating his ideology, without giving credit to him. His name remains in the shadows. So, the magical essence is missing and values are disappearing in society.

Invisible, but invincible, walls have been built, dividing society. Equality has become just another name. The need of the hour is the effulgence of Sri Ramanuja’s ideology.

His form and his word can inspire society. What better time to experience this inspiration, than the millennium of his birth!

That is why the Statue Of Equality has emerged. Let the Statue reverberate within you, echoes of Equality. Let these echoes become a yearning for Equality. Let this yearning get translated into actions leading to Equality.

for more information visit website
https://statueofequality.org


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