President Ramnath Kovind on February 13, 2022 formally inaugurated the 120-kg statue of Sri Ramanujacharya made of gold as part of the Sriramanuja Sahasrabdi Samaroh, marking the 1,000 years of the birth of the saint poet at Muchintal in Telangana.
- 108 Vaishnavite shrines have been set up along with the Statue of Equality at Srirama Nagaram.
- The Statue of Equality is a 216-ft pancha loha statue of poet saint Sri Ramanujacharya.
- Speaking after visiting the Srirama Nagaram, the President said Sri Ramanujacharya’s ‘Visishtadvait’ was not only his singular contribution to philosophy, but he also showed the relevance of philosophy in day-to-day life.
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