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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Statue of Krishna by Edward Breathitt}}<br />
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{{Infobox monument <br />
| name = Statue of Krishna<br />
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| location = [[Saifai]], [[Etawah district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| designer = Edward Breathitt<br />
| type = [[Statue]]<br />
| material = [[Bronze]]<br />
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| height = {{Convert|51|ft|m}}<br />
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The '''Statue of Krishna''' is a 51 foot 60 ton [[bronze]] and [[copper]] statue of the major [[Hindu]] [[deity]] [[Krishna]] in [[Saifai]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is the tallest statue of Krishna in India.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The statue depicts Krishna wielding a chariot wheel as a weapon during the [[Kurukshetra War]] from the [[Indian epic]] poem ''[[Mahabharata|The Mahābhārata]]''.<ref name="ToI1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/tipu-goes-for-krishna-in-times-of-ram/articleshow/61602209.cms|title=Akhilesh Yadav: Tipu goes for Krishna in times of Ram |website=The Times of India|date=11 November 2017|first=Subhash|last=Mishra|accessdate=19 November 2019}}</ref> The statue was funded by the [[Saifai#Saifai Mahotsav|Saifai Mahotsav committee]].<ref name="ToI1" /> It was designed by [[New Delhi]] based artist Edward Breathitt.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Faiz |title=Religious lines blur to sculpt tallest Krishna in India |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/religious-lines-blur-to-sculpt-tallest-krishna-in-india/articleshow/64145308.cms |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=13 May 2018}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://edwardbreathitt.com/project/krishna/ Project gallery]<br />
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{{Statues in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Krishna in art]]<br />
[[Category:Colossal statues in India|K]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Etawah district]]<br />
[[Category:Bronze sculptures in India]]<br />
[[Category:Saifai]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Etawah district]]<br />
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