Key Takeaways
- The Uttar Pradesh government is installing a 51 ft bronze statue of Lord Buddha in Kaushambi to boost religious tourism.
- The statue will be built using the hollow cast method and will weigh 52 tons of bronze.
- The statue will be installed within 7 months, and the designated agency will create a prototype in the first month.
Lucknow: In an effort to boost religious tourism in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has expedited the project to install a 51-feet tall bronze statue of Lord Buddha in Kaushambi.
The Department of Culture UP and the State Lalit Kala Academy have initiated the e-tender process to determine and allocate the work for the 51 ft bronze statue construction and installation. This process will complete within a short-term notice.
In addition, the designated agency will have to complete the statue installation work within 7 months of allocation. In the first month, a prototype of the statue will be created and after approval, the main statue will be completed and installed within the next 6 months.
The statue of Mahatma Buddha will be built using the hollow cast method. Notably, the statue will not be made by joining bronze sheets but will be cast using the lost wax process. The bronze alloy used for the statue will consist of 85 percent copper, 5 percent lead, 5 percent tin and 5 percent zinc.
During this process, the statue will weigh 52 tons of bronze, while an additional 20 tons of iron will be used for its installation. The statue will be hollow inside, with a metal casting thickness of 7 to 8 millimetres.
It may be noted that Mahatma Buddha spent the Chaturmas in Kaushambi, where he imparted the message of truth and non-violence. As a result, followers of Buddhism from around the world come here to visit and worship at this Buddhist site.
