52-foot Swami Vivekananda statue to rise in Indore:Gurugram-based sculptor claims monument will endure for 1000 of years; Dainik Bhaskar shares first exclusive pictures

A 52-feet tall statue of Swami Vivekananda will be installed in Devi Ahilya Sarovar Udyan, located in Sirpur, Indore. This statue, to be built at a cost of 4 crore rupees, will be made of Panchdhatu (five metals). Sculptor Naresh Kumawat claims that this will be the world’s first statue of Swami Vivekananda of such a height. Sculptor Kumawat informed that this statue will be ready soon. This 14-ton statue will be made of Panchdhatu. It will contain 85 percent copper, while the remaining 15 percent will consist of metals like zinc, lead, etc. Due to copper, its lifespan will be thousands of years. This statue is being prepared at Kumawat’s studio, Matu Ram Kala Kendra, in Gurugram. It will be brought from Gurugram to Indore in several parts and assembled. A special gallery will also be built at the statue site. In this gallery, Swami Vivekananda’s life and thoughts will be displayed through pictures, documents, and digital media. Acting Mayor Rajendra Rathore informed that approximately 9 crore rupees will be spent on the development of the statue and its surrounding area. Similarly, we will also install a statue of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Sudama Nagar Corridor. See what the statue will look like in five pictures… Kumawat, who has made more than 600 statues in 80 countries
International sculptor Naresh Kumar Kumawat creates sculptures in Gurugram, Haryana. Here, Kumawat runs his studio under the name Matu Ram Kala Kendra. He has created more than 600 sculptures in 80 countries. Along with the 206-feet tall statue in Andhra Pradesh, Kumawat also created the statues of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel installed in the Parliament House. He has also prepared statues of Mahatma Gandhi in New York and Swami Vivekananda in Mexico. He has also installed statues in Geneva, Guyana, Costa Rica, Australia, and Mauritius. Naresh’s team consists of 300 people. Kumawat informed that various tests for the 369-feet tall sitting statue of Shiva in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, were conducted in Australia. He is also building another 111-feet tall statue in Nathdwara itself. There are also plans to build a 111-feet tall statue of Hanuman Ji in Giriraj Parvat, Govardhan. Vajpayee’s Statue Design Finalized
According to information received from Indore Municipal Corporation, a statue of Bharat Ratna former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will also be installed in the city. This statue will be prepared at a cost of 2 crore rupees. A location for it is being searched. The design of how the statue will look has also been almost finalized. Replica of Ram Temple Installed in Indore’s Vishram Bagh
A replica of the Ram Temple built in Ayodhya has also been created in Indore’s Vishram Bagh. It was prepared from 21 tons of iron scrap. Its height was 27 feet, width 26 feet, and length 40 feet. At that time, 20 laborers had prepared it after about two and a half months of hard work. Also, the South Gate of Sanchi Stupa in the city
Using iron scrap, the South Gate of Sanchi Stupa has also been built in Indore. This structure was installed on December 6 at Geeta Bhawan Square, near the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. Its height was 15 feet and width 10 feet, while its thickness was 1.6 feet.