The 'Statue of Oneness' depicts Adi Shankaracharya as a 12-year-old child, the age he was when he is said to have visited Omkareshwar. It is part of a larger temple tourism project in the poll-bound state.
Adi Shankaracharya Statue Omkareshwar: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to unveil the 108-ft Adi Shankaracharya 'Statue of Oneness' in Omkareshwar today. Explore the latest updates from the event and its significance at news18.com
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday unveiled a 108-feet statue of Adi Shankaracharya, 8th-century Vedic scholar and teacher, in Omkareshwar.
The ‘Statue of Oneness’, conceptualised around six years ago, depicts Shankaracharya as a 12-year-old child when he is said to have visited Omkareshwar, which has one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines said to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva.
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