New Delhi / Mumbai / Aurangabad. On the eve of the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the entire city of Aurangabad looked like saffron and drenched in consciousness. Yes, the unveiling of a 52 feet high statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on a horse at Kranti Chowk in Aurangabad by the Chief Minister of the state, Uddhav Thackeray, was also very special last night. Significantly, this is the tallest statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the entire country.
Statue Unveiling and Politics
Maharashtra cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray, including Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, and Aurangabad district guardian minister Subhash Desai personally attended the event. Significantly, after objections from Shiv lovers, Maratha Kranti Morcha and BJP at the time of unveiling the statue of the great Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the historic Kranti Chowk in Aurangabad, the municipal administration had changed the timing of the unveiling.
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In fact, many Shiv-loving organizations including BJP, MNS had strongly protested against the program organized for the unveiling of the statue late at night. But, on the orders given by the state government, the statue was unveiled late on Friday night.
Famous sculptor Deepak Thopte’s masterpiece
Let us tell you that this grand and magnificent horse-riding statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been made by the famous sculptor Deepak Thopte of Pune. The statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is so beautiful that people keep on seeing it. Not only the people of Aurangabad but also many people from the surrounding areas had reached to see this panoramic view. At the same time, Jai Bhavani-Jai Shivaji was roaring at the unveiling of the statue.
such a grand statue
Significantly, the height of the statue is 21 feet. The statue weighs seven tons. Bronze metal has been used for the idol. At the same time, the height of the platform of the statue is 31 feet. The total height of the statue including this platform (base) is 52 feet. Along with this, replicas of 24 Mavlas have been installed in 24 arches around the platform. A magnificent fountain has been built around the platform and a water fountain will also emerge from the trunk of an elephant. A total of Rs 98.00 lakh has been spent on the construction of this grand statue and Rs 255.00 lakh has been spent for the construction of the platform.