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{{Infobox monument
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|monument_name = Parashurama Statue
|monument_name = Parashurama Statue
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|image        =Parashurama-statue-at-mango-meadows-agricultural-theme-park-kaduthuruthy.jpg
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|caption      =Statue in Mango meadows.
|location      = [[Kaduthuruthy]], [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
|location      = [[Kaduthuruthy]], [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
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==About the statue==
==About the statue==
The height of the [[statue]] is about 30 feet. [[Parashurama]] is the sixth avatar of [[Vishnu]] in Hinduism. He is one of the chiranjeevis (immortal) of Hinduism and is believed to have lived during the [[Treta Yuga]] and [[Dvapara Yuga]]. He is also known as the father of [[Kalarippayattu]].
The height of the [[statue]] is about 30 feet. [[Parashurama]] is the sixth avatar of [[Vishnu]] in Hinduism.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statue of Parashurama - Tallest Statue - Mango Meadows|url=https://mangomeadows.in/worlds-tallest-statue-of-parashurama-in-mangomeadows/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=Mango Meadows: World's first agricultural theme park|language=en-US}}</ref> He is one of the chiranjeevis (immortal) of Hinduism and is believed to have lived during the [[Treta Yuga]] and [[Dvapara Yuga]]. He is also known as the father of [[Kalarippayattu]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyclopean sculpture of Lord Parasurama to come up in Kovalam|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/newsletter/news/2004/cyclopean-sculpture-of-lord-parasurama-to-come-up-in-kovalam/375|access-date=2022-02-03|website=Kerala Tourism|language=en}}</ref>
 
[[File:Parashurama-statue-at-mango-meadows.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Parashurama-statue-at-mango-meadows-agricultural-theme-park-kaduthuruthy.jpg|thumb|Statue of Parashurama located at Mango Meadows]]
 
As per the Hindu mythology, [[Kerala]] was created by Parasurama, by throwing his axe from Gokarna, near [[Karwar, Karnataka]]. The sea on the direction of the axe moved out and a strip of land was formed. It was 160 katam (an old measure) of land lying between [[Gokarnam]] and [[Kanyakumari]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kottayam district]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kottayam district]]
[[Category:Colossal statues in India]]
[[Category:Colossal statues in India]]

Latest revision as of 18:08, 9 May 2022


Parashurama Statue
Parashurama-statue-at-mango-meadows-agricultural-theme-park-kaduthuruthy.jpg
Statue in Mango meadows.
Coordinates9°44′39″N 76°28′17″E / 9.744301°N 76.471517°E / 9.744301; 76.471517Coordinates: 9°44′39″N 76°28′17″E / 9.744301°N 76.471517°E / 9.744301; 76.471517
LocationKaduthuruthy, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Typestatue
Height9.144 metres (30.00 ft)
Completion date2015

The tallest Statue of Parashurama is located at Mango meadows Agricultural Theme Park, Kaduthuruthy, Kerala, India.[1]

About the statue[edit]

The height of the statue is about 30 feet. Parashurama is the sixth avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism.[2] He is one of the chiranjeevis (immortal) of Hinduism and is believed to have lived during the Treta Yuga and Dvapara Yuga. He is also known as the father of Kalarippayattu.[3]

References[edit]

  1. "World's tallest statue of Parashurama in Mangomeadows – Mango Meadows". mangomeadows.in. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. "Statue of Parashurama - Tallest Statue - Mango Meadows". Mango Meadows: World's first agricultural theme park. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. "Cyclopean sculpture of Lord Parasurama to come up in Kovalam". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 3 February 2022.