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Texas gets 90-ft-tall Hanuman sculpture, 3rd tallest statue in US: Know all about it
Hindustan Times ^ | August 20, 2024 | Sumanti Sen

Posted on 08/20/2024 7:28:10 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper

A grand Pran Pratishtha ceremony was held in Texas, on Sunday, August 18, where a 90-foot-tall Hanuman statue was inaugurated.

A grand Pran Pratishtha ceremony was held in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, August 18, where a 90-foot-tall Hanuman statue was inaugurated. This is the third tallest statue

The statue was named ‘Statue of Union,’ and it commemorates Lord Hanuman’s role in reuniting Sri Rama and Sita. The temple has been built at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas. The visionary behind the project happens to be His Holiness Sri Chinnajeeyar Swamiji.

The website of Statue of Union says that this statue is North America’s tallest statue of Lord Hanuman, who is an “embodiment of strength, devotion, and selfless service.” “This is an opportunity for us as a community to etch a path for future generations to seek the divine blessings of Lord Hanuman,” the website says,

Describing the statue, the website says, “Located at Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas, the Panchaloha Abhaya Hanuman will stand at 90 feet tall – radiating benevolence, strength, and hope. The Statue of Union is about creating a spiritual epicenter where hearts find solace, minds find peace, and souls find a path to transcendence.”

“Let’s bring the vision of North America’s tallest Hanuman Statue to life, and together, let’s continue to create a world filled with love, peace, and devotion,” it adds.

(Excerpt) Read more at hindustantimes.com ...


TOPICS: Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: chinnajeeyarswamiji; christianity; comemisterhanuman; culture; deity; faithandphilosophy; handmethebanana; hanuman; hindu; hinduism; houston; idol; india; monkeygod; pranpratishtha; sugarland; texas
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To: Towed_Jumper

I bet a lot of liberals turned out to gaze in awe.

“Culture”, you know...


21 posted on 08/20/2024 7:59:16 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: Towed_Jumper

WTF is this crap doing in my Texas? As long as it isn’t as tall as Sam Houston, I guess I can deal


22 posted on 08/20/2024 8:01:19 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: Towed_Jumper; Red Badger

23 posted on 08/20/2024 8:02:39 AM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Varsity Flight; All

Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
They have mouths, but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see,
They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
Those who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them. (Psalm 115:4–8)


24 posted on 08/20/2024 8:02:45 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper (Please remain seated until your civilization comes to a complete stop.)
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To: Towed_Jumper

Idol worship celebrating planet of the apes?


25 posted on 08/20/2024 8:07:28 AM PDT by 9422WMR
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To: Towed_Jumper

Looks like a monkey god.


26 posted on 08/20/2024 8:08:39 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Towed_Jumper

“North America’s tallest statue of Lord Hanuman”

Lord Hanuman envy?


27 posted on 08/20/2024 8:09:38 AM PDT by Leep (Re-elect deep state. 2024!)
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To: Towed_Jumper

I thought only the left was selective, bias, and hypocritical about the Constitutional first amendment. Looks like I was wrong. It is on private property, their Constitutional right, and we better be careful of our bias scrutiny or our crosses are next. Even on private church property as this is.


28 posted on 08/20/2024 8:09:48 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Towed_Jumper

Looked it up. Here’s the wiki article. TL,DR;

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman


29 posted on 08/20/2024 8:10:29 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: Towed_Jumper

Not my first choice of statuary. But I will say that Indian immigrants are some of the most patriotic and hard working folks I have ever met.


30 posted on 08/20/2024 8:12:28 AM PDT by Gman
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To: Gman

Compared to what?


31 posted on 08/20/2024 8:14:56 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: Gman

“Not my first choice of statuary. But I will say that Indian immigrants are some of the most patriotic and hard working folks I have ever met.”

And tolerant of other faiths like Christianity. Unfortunately it appears it is not the same in return.


32 posted on 08/20/2024 8:15:44 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: simpson96

The live monkey brains scene from Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom was enough culture for me. I guess not everyone is a vegan over there.


33 posted on 08/20/2024 8:16:44 AM PDT by xp38
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To: PeterPrinciple
Throughout history, conquering nations have built statues in conquered nations....................

Yeah, but this isn't one of those instances. Local government policies allowed this. Citizens could have raised objections in governmental forums (probably Republican and conservative in Texas) and I assume they didn't. If the local citizenry didn't care enough to object, why should I?
34 posted on 08/20/2024 8:19:44 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: libh8er

“Figures from the Bhakti movement, such as Samarth Ramdas, have portrayed Hanuman as an emblem of nationalism and defiance against oppression.”

“He epitomizes the fusion of “strength, heroic initiative, and assertive excellence”

“Subsequent literature has occasionally depicted him as the patron deity of martial arts, meditation, and scholarly pursuits.[15] He is revered as an exemplar of self-control, faith, and commitment to a cause,”

Absolute terrible doctrine...


35 posted on 08/20/2024 8:21:04 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: BigFreakinToad
Sam Houston is 67 feet:


36 posted on 08/20/2024 8:23:10 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too. 😁 " - Robert Conquest )
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To: dragnet2

Just be glad it isn’t a rat god statue in honor of Karni Mata.


37 posted on 08/20/2024 8:26:13 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: PLMerite

then they dissed Sam then. At least Sam looks like a person


38 posted on 08/20/2024 8:29:18 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: Openurmind
I thought only the left was selective, bias, and hypocritical about the Constitutional first amendment.

I never implied that the Hindus in Texas had no First Amendment right to erect their pagan statues. Of course they do.The purpose of the original post was to highlight the fact that America has so fallen away from its original founding principles that were based on Christianity, that 90ft tall idols to foreign gods are now being raised.

In this country Hindus are free to put up their statues. That same First Amendment also lets me publicly comment and criticize those statues and call them pagan idols of foreign gods.

There were no Muslims on the Mayflower.

There were no Hindus on the Mayflower.

There were no Jews on the Mayflower.

There were no Buddhists on the Mayflower.

The fact that they are all here now in America and are all protected by our Constitution's 1st Amendment, doesn't mean we can't comment on their activities.

39 posted on 08/20/2024 8:33:57 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper (Please remain seated until your civilization comes to a complete stop.)
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To: Towed_Jumper

Ooooooh wow. A “visionary” is behind this and he is call his holiness. The statue just sprung up out of nowhere. So who paid for this abomination?


40 posted on 08/20/2024 8:35:34 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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