The
visit to the Mahatma Gandhi Statue at Puducherry was a part of “Visit to Shiva,
Vishnu, & Jain temples and Christian Churches in and around Pondicherry /
Puducherry”, on 07th June 2025.
The
Mahatma Gandhi Statue, at Promenade Beach, on the Gaubert Avenue beach Road in
Pondicherry, is on the opposite side of the old Light House. This was installed to
pay respect to the Father of the Nation. The statue is one of the tallest statues
and measures a height of about 13 feet (4 meters).
History
and Architecture.
In
1965, the Mahatma Gandhi Statue was made by the renowned artist Roy Choudhary, from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Madras, and the present Chennai. Eight
carved pillars, 4 numbers on each side, are installed in a semi-circular fashion
around the Gandhi Mandapam. These 8 pillars are brought from Gingee. It took
almost a year to complete.
It
is said that an underground tunnel was there from this statue to Gingee Fort.
The same was closed due to safety reasons.
LOCATION
OF THE GNDHI MANDAPAM: CLICK HERE
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OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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