Paritala Anjaneya Temple

Hindu temple in Andhra Pradesh, India

16°38′49″N 80°25′24″E / 16.64688°N 80.423339°E / 16.64688; 80.423339 (Anjaneya Hanuman Swami (Paritala, India))LocationVijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaTypeStatueMaterialConcreteHeight135 feet (41 m)Opening date22 June 2003
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Paritala Anjaneya Temple is a temple residing a statue of Bhagavan Hanuman. The status of this statue being the second tallest one dedicated to Bhagavan Hanuman in the world has been replaced by another statue located at Manav Bharti University, Solan, with a height of 155 ft and 2 inches. The current record is held by the statue in Madapam, Srikakulam district on the banks of the river Vamsadhara in North Andhra (171 ft). It has also been awarded by the Limca Book of Records. The temple is located in the village of Paritala on NH-65, approximately 30 km from the city of Vijayawada, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The statue was installed in the year 2003 and stands 135 feet (41 metres) tall.[1]

The tallest Lord Hanuman statue outside India is at Carapichaima, Trinidad and Tobago, which is 85 ft tall.

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References

  1. ^ "Paritala Anjaneya Temple, Vijaywada". Times of India Travel. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
Hanuman Statue at Paritala

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