PM Modi unveils 55-ft tall Hanuman statue in Kerala temple
Thrissur (Kerala), Apr 25 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday virtually unveiled a Hanuman statue, dubbed as the largest in Kerala, at Punkunnam Seetharamaswamy Temple in Thrissur district.
The Prime Minister also dedicated a 22-carat gold 'sopanam', temple authorities said. Sopanam refers to the main steps of the presiding deity's enclosure in a temple.
In a release, the temple authorities said Modi unveiled the 55-feet single-stone Hanuman statue and also opened the 18 kg-gold sopanam worth Rs 12 crore.
