HANUMAN RULES! Massive Sculpture of Monkey-Headed God Raised Over US City: At 90 Feet Tall, It’s the Third-Tallest Statue in America

Posted on August 21, 2024 by State of the Nation

The Western Journal

A massive new statue has been unveiled in the United States, with the gargantuan construct not honoring a famous American or historical figure but rather a polytheistic group’s god with the head of a monkey.

The “Statue of Union” was inaugurated Aug. 18 at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Hindu Temple in Sugar Land, Texas.

It depicts the Hindu god Lord Hanuman, one of the religion’s countless deities. Hanuman, a god of strength, devotion and selfless service, is most often depicted with the head and tail of a monkey.

The monument stands exactly 89.7 feet tall, making it the third-tallest statue in the United States, according to the “Statue of Union” website.

World Atlas data backs up this claim, showing only New York City’s Statue of Liberty and the Hallendale Beach, Florida “Pegasus and Dragon” to be taller works.

Plans to build the statue were initially revealed to the public in August 2023.

The statue is a “vision” of Swami Chinna Jeeyar, a Hindu religious leader and ascetic. The Sugar Land statue is one of many swamis from his sect have seen built.

A video shows the scale of the statue as seen from its base.

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