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Gautam Buddha Statue, Hyderabad

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The Buddha Statue in Hussainsagar is the largest monolith statue of
Gautam Buddha in the country. It was carved out of a single
granite rock by 40 sculptors under the guidance of Ganapati Stapathi.
It was transported on a massive carriage with 192 wheels over a
distance of 60 Kms., and installed here in December, 1992

Height 17 meters
Weight 320 tonnes


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Guest 12-Aug-2014 07:27
So many real life stories are associated with this place.
naveen singh 12-Apr-2011 12:04
if there is heaven on earth............this is
this is
and this is
pravasha bhoyar 29-Oct-2008 14:37
this statue is awesome specially at night time it lookes too beautifull.
i felt really amazing by knowing that it is made up of only one granite stone and that too by 40 sculptors.
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