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Erode to house world's tallest Bairavar statue

Erode: The world’s tallest Bairavar statue is coming up at Rattaisutripalayam Avulpoondurai in the district. And this means Rattaisutripalayam would soon find a place in the Guinness World Records .

Sri Vijay Swamiji , founder, Bairava Peedam Trust, said the statue of Swarnagarshana Bairavar would be 73ft tall.

“It is part of the Swarnagarshana Bairavar Temple that we are constructing at Rattaisutripalayam. Our plan is to consecrate both the temple and the statue on March 13, 2023.”

He said the temple would be a replica of Bairavar Temple in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. “That temple is situated on the banks of Ganga, while this temple is situated on Hanuman canal - a channel of Lower Bhavani canal. There are plenty of similarities between both the temples. Hence we have named it South Kasi.”

Pointing to the 64 forms of Lord Shiva , he said Bairavar was the fiercest of all. “To recall all the 64 forms, we have constructed 64 forms of Bairavar on the temple premises.”

The temple would also house a panchaloha idol of Swarnagarshana Bairavar, weighing 650kg, for special puja.

While there are plenty of Bairavar temples in the country, no temple has such a tallest Bairavar statue. This is the tallest Bairavar statue temple in the world. The temple management has approached the Guinness World Records,” Vijay Swamiji told TOI.

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