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|location      = [[Kaduthuruthy]], [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
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The tallest '''Statue of Parashurama''' is located at [[Mango meadows]] [[Agricultural theme park|Agricultural Theme Park]], [[Kaduthuruthy]], Kerala, India.<ref name="mangomeadows">{{cite web|url=http://mangomeadows.in/worlds-tallest-statue-of-parashurama-in-mangomeadows/|publisher=mangomeadows.in|title=World&#8217;s tallest statue of Parashurama in Mangomeadows &#8211; Mango Meadows|accessdate=2016-09-27}}</ref>  
The tallest '''Statue of Parashurama''' is located at [[Mango meadows]] [[Agricultural theme park|Agricultural Theme Park]], [[Kaduthuruthy]], Kerala, India.<ref name="mangomeadows">{{cite web|url=http://mangomeadows.in/worlds-tallest-statue-of-parashurama-in-mangomeadows/|publisher=mangomeadows.in|title=World's tallest statue of Parashurama in Mangomeadows Mango Meadows|accessdate=2016-09-27}}</ref>  


==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]]

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

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

About the statueEdit

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]

ReferencesEdit

  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.