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The following is a list of statues by height

Existing

Over 100 feet

Statue Depicts Locations State Height Notes Completed Photo
m ft
Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami Hanuman Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh 41 135 World's tallest Hanuman. India's tallest statue [1] 2003
Thiruvalluvar Statue Tiruvalluvar Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu 40.5 133 The entire 133 feet monument depicts the 3 sections of Thirukkural, namely, virtue (38 chapters), wealth (70 chapters) and love (25 chapters)[2] 2000
Tathagata Tsal Buddha Ravangla Sikkim 39 128 [3] 2013
Dhyana Buddha Statue Buddha Amaravathi village, Guntur district Andhra Pradesh 38.1 125 Dhyana Buddha statue of Amaravathi[4] 2015
File:Amaravati buddha.jpg
Statue of Padmasambhava in Rewalsar Guru Rinpoche Rewalsar Himachal Pradesh 37.5 123 Statue of Guru Rinponche [5] 2012
Shiva of Murudeshwara Shiva Murudeshwara, district of Uttara Kannada Karnataka 37 121 The second tallest statue of Lord Shiva in the world. The tallest statue of Shiva in India.[6] 2006
Lord Basava Basava Gadag Karnataka 32.9 108 Tallest statue of lord Basava in the world[7] 2014
File:Giant Basava statue.jpg
Mindroling Monastery Buddha statue Gautama Buddha Dehradun Uttarakhand 32.6 107 [8] 1965
Hanuman Murti in Shimla Hanuman Shimla Himachal Pradesh 33 108 Located at 8,500 feet (2,600 m) above sea level [9] 2010
Hanuman Murti in Shahjahanpur Hanumat Dham Shahjahanpur Uttar Pradesh 32 105 Hanumat Dham Statue [10] 2013
Diskit Monastery Buddha statue Jampa Buddha Diskit, Nubra Valley, Ladakh Himachal Pradesh 32 105 Statue of Jampa [11] 2010
Hanuman in Nandura Hanuman Maharashtra 32 105 [12]
Mangal Mahadev Lord Shiva Gangtan,Sampla Beri Road Hariyana 30.8 101 Standing Statue [13] 2012
Har ki Pauri Lord Shiva Haridwar Uttarakhand 30.5 100 [14] 2012

Below 100 feet

Statue Depicts Locations State Height Notes Completed Photo
m ft
Abbirajupalem Hanuman Statue Hanuman Doddipatla Andhra Pradesh 30 98 Standing Hanuman [15] 2013
Chinmaya Ganadhish Ganesha Kolhapur Maharashtra state 26 85 Idol at Chinmaya Sandeepany Ashram[16] 2001
Adinath, Bawangaja Adinath Barwani Madhya Pradesh 26 85 This is one of the older tallest statues in India[17]
Shivagiri of Bijapur Shiva Karnataka Karnataka 26 85 The fourth tallest statue of Shiva in the world. The third tallest statue of Shiva in India[18] 2006
File:12.shiva bijapur karnataka.JPG
Great Buddha Statue in Bodhgaya Buddha Bodhgaya Bihar 25 82 Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya [19] 1989
Hanuman of the Ram Tirath temple Hanuman Amritsar Punjab 24.5 80 Ram Tirath temple [20]
File:Jai Hanuman Amritsar.JPG
Lord Shiva Shiva Temple, Kachnar City Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 23.17 76.0 The fifth tallest statue of Lord Shiva in the world. The fourth tallest statue of Shiva in india[21] 2006
Hanuman Vatika Hanuman Rourkela Orissa 23 75 second tallest statue of Hanuman[22] 1994
File:Hanuman Vatika RRourkela.JPG
Golden Buddha in the Likir Monastery Maitreya Buddha Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir 23 75 There is a small museum which houses collections of thankas, old religious and domestic costumes [23] 1999
Ganpati Dham Temple Lord Ganesha Bahadurgarh Hariyana 22.56 74.0 Worlds talest Ganesha Statue[24] 2009
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Patna Bihar 22 72 World's tallest Statue of Mahatma Gandhi [25] 2013
Hanuman in New Delhi Hanuman Jhandewalan, New Delhi Delhi 20 66 Standing Statue[26]
Shiva at Bhanjanagar Reservoir Shiva Bhanjanagar Odisha 18.6 61 The seventh tallest Statue of Lord Shiva in the world. The sixth tallest Statue of Lord Shiva in India [27] 2013
Buddha Statue of Hyderabad Gautama Buddha Lake Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad Telangana 18 59 World's tallest monolith of Gautama Buddha [28] 1992
Gomateswara Bahubali Sravanabelagola Karnataka 18 59 It's the tallest free–standing monolithic statue in the world.[29] 1983 This statue symbolizes the Jain ideal of detachment and non-violence
Hanuman Hanuman Puttaparthi Andhra Pradesh 18 59 Found on top of the Vidya Giri Hill overlooking the Sri Sathya Sai International Hillview Stadium.[30] 1985
Hanuman Veera Hanuman Anjaneya Swaami Kondagattu, Karimnagar Telangana 17.06 56.0 standing Hanuman [31] 2004
File:Hanuman kondagattu.jpg
Sai Baba Statue Sai Baba of Shirdi Machilipatnam Andhra Pradesh 16.4 54 [32]
Shri Bhaktha Anjaneyar Anjaneyar – Bhaktha Anjaneyar Vedasandur, Dindigul Dist Tamil Nadu 15.54 51.0 [33] 2008
Hanuman Statue Hanuman Bathinda Punjab 15.24 50.0 Hanuman Chowk[34]
45ft Sri Abhaya Anjaneeya Swamy Hanuman Hanuman Junction Andhra Pradesh 14.5 48 Tallest Hanuman in Hanuman Junction[35] 2015
Mounagiri Hanuman Abhaya Hastha Hanuman Anantapur Andhra Pradesh 11 36 It's the South India tallest monolithic statue located at Mounagiri Global Trust[36] 2010
Mounagiri Hanuman
Mounagiri Hanuman
Viswaroopa Bhakta Anjaneya Viswaroopa Hanuman Nanganallur, Chennai Tamil Nadu 9.8 32 [37] 1989
Kubereshwar Mahadev ShivaStatue baroda Gujarat 9.45 31.0 Second Tall Statue In baroda, Gujrat 2008
Neelkanth Varni (Swaminarayan as Teenage Yogi) Neelkanth Varni BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, New Delhi Delhi 8.23 27.0 A beautiful 27 ft. high bronze murti (Statue) of Neelkanth Varni stands in a determined pose [38] 2005
Statue of Shirdi Sai in Nemli Shirdi Sai Nemli Andhra Pradesh 7 23 [39] 2011
Statue of Dying Buddha Buddha Kushinagar Uttar Pradesh 6 20 [40]
Hanuman Statue Hanuman Biramitrapur, Sundergarh Odisha 6 20 A kneeling hanuman[41] 2011
Lord Anjaneyar Statue, Namakkal Hanuman Namakkal Tamil Nadu 5.5 18 More Than 1500 Years OldNamakkal Sri Anjaneyar temple[42]

Under Construction / Planned

Statue Depicts Locations State Height Notes Photo
m ft
Statue of Shivaji Shivaji Mumbai Maharashtra 190 620
Statue of Unity Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sadhu Bet riverbed Gujarat 180 590
Shree Adhbhutnath Mahadev Shiva Delhi Delhi 61.26 201.0
Hanuman statue Hanuman Madapam, Narasannapeta mandal Andhra Pradesh 53.6 176 [43]
Maitreya Project Maitreya Bodh Gaya Bihar 45 148 [44]
God Basaveshwara statue Basava Bishma Lake, Gadag Karnataka 33.8 111 [45]
Statue of Sai Baba Sai Baba Repur, Kakinada Andhra Pradesh 30.5 100 [46]

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