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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\u2019s god with the head of a monkey.<\/p>\n
The \u201cStatue of Union\u201d was inaugurated Aug. 18 at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Hindu Temple in Sugar Land, Texas.<\/p>\n
It depicts the Hindu god Lord Hanuman, one of the religion\u2019s countless deities. Hanuman, a god of strength, devotion and selfless service, is most often depicted with the head and tail of a monkey.<\/p>\n
The monument stands exactly 89.7 feet tall, making it the third-tallest statue in the United States, according to the \u201cStatue of Union\u201d\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n World Atlas<\/a>\u00a0data backs up this claim, showing only New York City\u2019s Statue of Liberty and the Hallendale Beach, Florida \u201cPegasus and Dragon\u201d to be taller works.<\/p>\n Plans to build the statue were initially revealed to the public in August 2023.<\/p>\n The statue is a \u201cvision\u201d of Swami Chinna Jeeyar, a\u00a0Hindu<\/a>\u00a0religious leader and ascetic. The Sugar Land statue is one of many swamis from his sect have seen built.<\/p>\n A video shows the scale of the statue as seen from its base.<\/p>\n Prana pratishtha held today in Houston, Texas for this 90ft tall Hanuman murthi<\/p>\n It is now the 3rd tallest statue in the United States\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/N7sNZaikBF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Journalist V (@OnTheNewsBeat)\u00a0August 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n