27 toes, 20 ton Ashtadhatu Nataraja statue at Bharat Mandapam: PM Modi hails India’s age-old artistry and traditions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday remarked that the magnificent Nataraja statue at Bharat Mandapam brings to life elements of India’s wealthy historical past and tradition.

Sharing a put up on the social media platform, X, by Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, the Prime Minister stated, “The magnificent Nataraja statue at Bharat Mandapam brings to life aspects of our rich history and culture. As the world gathers for the G20 summit, it will stand as a testament to India’s age-old artistry and traditions.”

The #Nataraja statue made from Ashtadhatu is put in on the Bharat Mandapam. The 27 toes tall, 18-ton-weight statue is the tallest statue made from Ashtadhatu and is sculpted by the famend sculptor Radhakrishnan Sthapaty of Swami Malai in Tamil Nadu and his crew in a report 7… pic.twitter.com/Gf0ZCpF7Fy

— Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (@ignca_delhi) September 5, 2023

The World’s largest Nataraja statue made out of ‘Ashtadhatu’ (eight metals) was put in in entrance of Bharat Mandapam on Tuesday, which is the venue for the G20 summit within the nationwide capital. 

The statue is 27 toes tall and weighs round 20 tons which has been made out of misplaced wax method.

Notably, the Nataraja sculpture is an iconic illustration of Lord Shiva, which holds immense inventive, spiritual and religious significance.

In this statue, Lord Shiva is introduced performing the dynamic dance posture referred to as tandava, which exudes power and vitality.

The Nataraja statue is created by the standard Sthapatis of Swamimalai within the conventional misplaced wax casting course of following canons and measurements as talked about in Silpa Shastra, which have adopted within the making of Nataraja because the Chola interval, i.e., ninth century AD onwards.

The statue is made with eight metals specifically; copper- 87%, zinc- 10%, lead- 3%, tin-trace amount, silver-trace amount, gold-trace amount, mercury-trace amount, and iron as help.

India is all set to host the G20 Summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi from September 9-10. World leaders will arrive in New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit. Notably, India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1 final 12 months and about 200 conferences associated to G20 have been organized in 60 cities throughout the nation.

The summit will probably be hosted on the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

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