Statue of Equality | Photo: statueofequality.in 
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Hyderabad on Saturday and unveil the 216-feet ‘Statue of Equality’ which commemorates the 11th-century Bhakti saint Sri Ramanujacharya.
According to the PMO, the statue is made of ‘panchaloha’, a combination of five metals: gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc and is among one of the tallest metallic statues in sitting position, in the world.
“It is mounted on a 54-ft high base building, named ‘Bhadra Vedi’, has floors devoted for a Vedic digital library and research centre, ancient Indian texts, a theatre, an educational gallery detailing many works of Sri Ramanujacharya. The statue has been conceptualised by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram,” the PMO said in a release.
Sri Ramanujacharya worked tirelessly to promote the idea of equality in all aspects of living including faith, caste, and creed. The inauguration of the statue is part of the ongoing 12-day celebrations of his 1,000th birth anniversary.
During the programme, 3D Presentation Mapping on the life journey and teaching of Sri Ramanujacharya will also be showcased, it added.
PM Modi will also visit the identical recreations of 108 Divya Desams (ornately carved temples) that surround the ‘Statue of Equality’.
As per the official sources, Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and DGP M Mahendar Reddy had on Friday reviewed the arrangements for the Prime Minister’s visit.
PM Modi to visit ICRISAT campus
PM Modi will also visit the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) campus in Patancheru and kickstart its 50th-anniversary celebrations.
ICRISAT is an international organisation that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia & sub-Saharan Africa. It helps farmers by providing improved crop varieties and hybrids and also helps smallholder farmers in the drylands fight climate change.