90-Foot-Tall Half-Monkey, Half-Human Hindu Deity Statue Becomes Third-Tallest In United States

A 90-foot-tall Hanuman statue, called ‘The Statue of Union,’ was unveiled in Houston, Texas.

“The Statue of Union is set to replace the Our Lady of the Rockies statue as the third tallest in the US, which stands at 88.6 feet,” Deccan Herald noted.

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Prana pratishtha held today in Houston, Texas for this 90ft tall Hanuman murthi

It is now the 3rd tallest statue in the United States pic.twitter.com/N7sNZaikBF

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Deccan Herald reports:

The third-tallest statue in the United States is that of Lord Hanuman! At a gala Pran Pratishtha event in Houston city of Texas on August 18, the statue, called the Statue of Union, was unveiled.

Regarding the choice of name for the statue, its official website says, “The Statue of Union will be North America’s tallest statue of Lord Hanuman, an embodiment of strength, devotion, and selfless service. Hanuman united Sri Rama with Sita and hence the name, Statue of Union.”

The statue is located at Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas. The website also says that the statue “is about creating a spiritual epicenter where hearts find solace, minds find peace, and souls find a path to transcendence.”

“Hanuman is a Hindu god whose shape is half-monkey, half-human,” Durham University stated.

New: A 90-foot statue of a Hindu statue has been erected in Houston, Texas. The statue’s name is State of the Union which has been dedicated to the Hindu Deity called Hanuman which is the Hindu Monkey God.

This is now the third tallest statue in America. pic.twitter.com/fGG6mFA6V8

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90-foot statue of Hindu demon Hanuman erected in Houston, Texas.

It is now the third tallest statue in America.

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Per Hindustan Times:

A grand Pran Pratishtha ceremony was held in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, August 18, where a 90-foot-tall Hanuman statue was inaugurated. This is the third tallest statue in the United States, according to Latestly.

The statue was named ‘Statue of Union,’ and it commemorates Lord Hanuman’s role in reuniting Sri Rama and Sita. The temple has been built at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas. The visionary behind the project happens to be His Holiness Sri Chinnajeeyar Swamiji.

Multiple X accounts noted the timing of the statue’s unveiling, considering the recent monkeypox hysteria.

“Anyone else find it odd the timing of the unveiling of the statue in Texas of the Hindu god Hanuman which just happens to be half monkey and half human This occurred just a few days after the WHO declared ‘monkeypox’ a global health emergency. Talk about a coincidence,” Vision4TheBlind noted.

Anyone else find it odd the timing of the unveiling of the statue in Texas of the Hindu god Hanuman which just happens to be half monkey and half human

This occurred just a few days after the WHO declared “monkeypox” a global health emergency

Talk about a coincidence pic.twitter.com/JZ9yn7D0Jq

— Vision4theBlind (@Vision4theBlind) August 21, 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) last week declared mpox (monkeypox) a global public health emergency.

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