Paritala Anjaneya Temple

Paritala Anjaneya Temple

ఆంజనేయ హనుమాన్
Lord Hanuman Statue in Paritala is the tallest in the world.
Coordinates	16°38′49″N 80°25′24″E / 16.64688°N 80.423339°E / 16.64688; 80.423339 (Anjaneya Hanuman Swami (Paritala, India))
Location	Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Type	Statue
Material	Concrete
Height	135 feet (41 m)
Opening date	June 22, 2003

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Approximate heights of various notable statues:
1. Spring Temple Buddha 153 m (incl. 25 m pedestal and 20 m throne)
2. Statue of Liberty 93 m (incl. 47 m pedestal)
3. The Motherland Calls 91 m (excl. pedestal)
4. Christ the Redeemer 38 m (incl. 8 m pedestal)
5. Statue of David 5.17 m (excl. 2.5 m pedestal)

Parital Anjaneya Temple is a statue in depicting Hanuman. It is the tallest statue of Hanuman in the world.^[1] It is located in the village of Paritala on NH-9, approximately 30 km from the city of Vijayawada, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The statue, installed in 2003, stands 135 feet (41 metres) tall.

The statue is taller than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and attracts many devotees, both foreign and domestic.

The second-tallest Hanuman statue 108 Foot Shri Sankat Mochan Dham at Karol Bagh, New Delhi, India- 108 ft
The second-tallest Hanuman statue at Jakhoo Temple in Shimla, India - 108 ft
The third-tallest Hanuman statue at Nandura in Maharashtra, India - 105 ft
The fourth-tallest^[2] Hanuman statue at Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India - 104 ft
The fifth-tallest Hanuman statue at Hanuman Dham, Kiratpur, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India - 90 ft.
The sixth-tallest Hanuman statue at Carapichaima, Trinidad and Tobago - 85 ft, this is the tallest Hanuman outside of India.

See also

• List of statues
• List of statues by height

References

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Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur	Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
Chittor	Ardhagiri Temple Boiyakonda Gangamma Temple Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple Kapila Theertham Koneti Rayala Temple Palli Kondeswarar Temple, Surutapalli Kulandeshwara Temple Srikalahasteeswara Temple Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
East Godavari	Chalukya Kumararama Bhimeswara Temple Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Antarvedi Neelakanteshwara Temple, Antarvedi
Guntur	Amaralingeswara Temple Kotappakonda Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Kadapa	Kodandarama Temple, Vontimitta Pushpagiri Temple Complex Gandi Anjaneya Temple
Krishna	Jaladheeswara Temple Kanaka Durga Temple Paritala Anjaneya Temple Andhra Maha Vishnu Sri Peddintlamma Temple
Kurnool	Yaganti Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple Kambagiri Koulutla Chenna Kesava Temple Sangameswara Temple Mantralayam
Nellore	Ranganatha Temple, Nellore Kodandarama Temple, Buchireddipalem Penchalakona
Prakasam	Gangamma Temple, Dhenuvakonda Tripurantakam
Srikakulam	Arasavalli Srikurmam Mukhalingam
Visakhapatnam	Balighattam Nookambika Temple Simhachalam Temple Padmanabham Panchadharla
Vizianagaram	Ramatheertham Punyagiri
West Godavari	Ksheerarama Somarama Kotasattemma Temple Veerabhadra Temple