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26°57′42″N 78°57′28″E / 26.961587°N 78.9578407°E | |
Location | Saifai, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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Designer | Edward Breathitt |
Type | Statue |
Material | Bronze |
Height | 51 feet (16 m) |
The Statue of Krishna is a 51 foot 60 ton bronze and copper statue of the major Hindu deity Krishna in Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The statue depicts Krishna wielding a chariot wheel as a weapon during the Kurukshetra War from the Indian epic poem The Mahābhārata.[1] The statue was funded by the Saifai Mahotsav committee.[1] It was designed by New Delhi based artist Edward Breathitt.[2]