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09-10-2023 | 11:57 AM

Statue of Oneness

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has unveiled the 108-foot-tall ‘Statue of Oneness’ of Adi Shankaracharya at Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh.

Key Highlights:

• The statue depicts Shankaracharya as a 12-year-old child when he is said to have visited Omkareshwar.
• The Government of Madhya Pradesh has invested a lot to develop the Omkareshwar town located on the Mandhata island which will form an important tourism circuit, along with Ujjain, Maheshwar and Mandu religious towns.
• Adi Shankara is believed to have lived between 788 and 820 AD. He was born in Kerela’s Kaladi, situated on the bank of the Periyar River.
• He became a sanyasin at an early age and went to Omkareshwar. He then studied under his guru Govinda Bhagavatpada.