Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai Unveils 161-Foot Tall Hanuman Statue

During the statue unveiling ceremony, the CM said there will be good times ahead.

A 161-foot tall Hanuman statue was unveiled in Karnataka's Tumukuru district. (Image: Twitter/ANI)

New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai unveiled a 161-foot tall Panchamukhi Anjaneya Swamy statue on the occasion of Sri Rama Navami on Sunday. The statue was installed by Bidanagere Basaveshwara Mutt at Bidanagere in Kunigal Taluk of the Tumukuru district.

During the statue unveiling ceremony, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that there will be good times ahead as the region is going to see developmental works.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai unveiled the 161-ft tall Panchamukhi Anjaneya Swamy statue at Bidanagere village of Tumkur district. pic.twitter.com/l1fWNt4jIr

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He further said that there are many holy works are going on in and around the Tumukuru region on the occasion of Rama Navami. The region would see huge developments in the near future, he added.

"Panchamukhi Anjaneya is a special form of Hanuman, which has a mention in Ramayana. Hanuman took this form for the welfare of the world. It is the divine wish of Hanuman to have his 161-ft tall statue installed in Karnataka. The sculptors have done a wonderful job," CM Basavaraj Bommai said, as quoted by Economic Times.

Later in the day, Bommai took part in Shri Rama Navami celebrations in a few other districts of the state.