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CHENNAI, INDIA, June 5, 2003: The Board of Trustees of Panchamuka Sri Jayamurthi Seva Trust have announced the creation of the tallest Anjaneya (Hanuman) statue in India, currently sculpted in Kelambakkam near Chennai. The statue will be installed in a temple being constructed at Panchavatee on the Tindivanam-Pondicherry National Highway. The temple is being built as a result of the divine ordainment to Anjaneya devotee Brahmasari Ramani Anna. Brahmasari Anna was invited by Santhanam to visit and grace his land. No sooner had he stepped on to the land than a vision of a magnificent temple of Lord Anjaneya rose before his eyes. “I had a vision. I was invited to grace the land of Santhanam. No sooner had I set foot than I felt the presence of the Lord Anjaneya. I saw a vision of his glorious temple standing there. I shared my vision with Santhanam and he generously donated his land.” said Brahmasri Ramani Anna. Sculptor Padmasri Muthiah said the statue, sculpted out of a single piece of granite, is 36 feet high with five different faces, 10 hands and ornamentation and objects appropriate to each facet of the Lord’s grace. Muthiah says, “It is difficult to sculpt on a single stone. The statue has ten hands with objects. It was quite a challenge. A slight mistake and the statue would be ruined. It took 36 sculptors to complete it in 26 months. Among all my works, this is my masterpiece.” The statue will be installed at Panchavatee, 9 kilometers from Pondicherry on June 11.

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