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<div>{{Short description|Hindu temple in Andhra Pradesh, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox monument<br />
|monument_name = Paritala Anjaneya Temple<br />
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|image = Hanuman-vijayawada-paritala.jpg <br />
|caption = Lord Hanuman Statue at Paritala Anjaneya Temple <br />
|location = [[Vijayawada, India|Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
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|type = Statue<br />
|material = Concrete<br />
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|height = {{convert|135|ft|m}}<br />
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|open = 22 June 2003<br />
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'''Paritala Anjaneya Temple''' is a temple residing a statue of [[Bhagavan]] [[Hanuman]]. The status of this statue being the second tallest one dedicated to Bhagavan Hanuman in the world has been replaced by another statue located at Manav Bharti University, Solan, with a height of 155 ft and 2 inches. The current record is held by the statue in Madapam, Srikakulam district on the banks of the river Vamsadhara in North Andhra (171 ft). It has also been awarded by the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]''. The temple is located in the village of [[Paritala]] on [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH-65]], approximately 30&nbsp;km from the city of [[Vijayawada, India|Vijayawada]], in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The statue was installed in the year 2003 and stands {{convert|135|ft|m|abbr=off}} tall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paritala Anjaneya Temple, Vijaywada|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/paritala-anjaneya-temple-vijaywada/as73274456.cms|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Times of India Travel}}</ref><br />
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The tallest Lord Hanuman statue outside India is at [[Carapichaima]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], which is 85&nbsp;ft tall.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of statues]]<br />
*[[List of tallest statues]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[File:HanumaninPartala.JPG|thumb|Hanuman Statue at Paritala]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Hindu Temples in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
{{Statues in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Colossal statues in India]]<br />
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in India]]<br />
[[Category:2003 sculptures]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Krishna district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Krishna district]]<br />
[[Category:Hanuman temples]]<br />
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