India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha being built at Bodh Gaya
Highlights:
- India`s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in Bodh Gaya.
- Built by Buddha International Welfare Mission, the statue will be 100 feet long and 30 feet high.
- Lord Buddha is in the sleeping posture in the statue.
- The construction of the giant statue started in the year 2019.
- It is being made with fibreglass and built by sculptors from Kolkata.
- Bodh Gaya is an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhism and is visited by devotees from all over the world.
- The idol of this posture of Lord Buddha is in Uttar Pradesh`s Kushinagar where he attained his Mahaparinirvana.
- The giant statue of Lord Buddha will be open for devotees from February 2023.
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