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Lord Buddha Statue (Hyderabad)The Buddha Statue in Hussainsagar is the largest monolith statue of Gautam Buddha in the country. It was carved out of a single granite rock by 40 sculptors under the guidance of Ganapati Stapathi.
It was transported on a massive carriage with 192 wheels over a distance of 60 Kms., and installed here in December, 1992. Four people, including a engineer died when they were transporting the statue on a barge, which unfortunately lost balance and fell in to the water. Height 17 meters Weight 320 tonnes This article is protected. Category: monument  place comments:
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