90-foot Vasavi statue to be unveiled

Penugonda (West Godavari): The 90-foot alloy statue of Goddess Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari being set up at Vasavi Rushigotra Suvarna Mandiram on the premises of Vasavi Santhidham here by Akhila Bharata Sri Vasavi Penugonda Trust would be unveiled on February 15, 2019, according to Trust president PN Govinda Rajulu and Vasavi Pithadhipati Srikrishnanandapuri  Swamiji.

They said in a statement here on Monday that the 65,000 kg alloy statue is first of its kind in the world would be installed at Penugonda. The celebrations of unveiling would be conducted from February 11 to 16, they added.

They said that a submission had been forwarded to chief minister Chandrababu Naidu for changing the name of Penugonda into Vasavi Penugonda. They also said that they are contemplating to start a university in the name of Vasavi University.

Trust former member Bondada Rampandu said that a silver chariot would be prepared with 405 kg silver for the presiding deity of Goddess Vasavi.

Secretary of the Trust and chairman of technical committee S Satish, treasurer NS Ramamurthy, general secretary KR Krishna, local action committee chairman Kotla Venkateswara Rao and others were present.