This list of tallest Hindu deity statues includes completed statues that are at least tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the murti, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
The definition of for this list is a free-standing sculpture (as opposed to a relief), representing one or more people or animals (real or mythical), in their entirety or partially (such as a bust). Heights stated are those of the statue itself and (separately) the total height of the monument that includes structures the statue is standing on or holding. Monuments that contain statues are included in this list only if the statue fulfills these and the height criteria.
As of 2022, the main table includes 94 statues of height or taller.
data-sort-type="number" | Rank | Statue | Image | Depicts | Location | Country | Height meters (feet) | Notes | Completed | Coordinates |
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1 | Vishwas Swaroopam | Shiva | Ganesh Tekri, Nathdwara, Rajasthan | Funded by Miraj Group. Construction began August 2012[1] | 2021 | 24.9204°N 73.817°W | ||||
2 | Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue | Vishnu riding Garuda | Bali | Tallest statue of a Hindu deity and the tallest statue in Indonesia. The total height of the monument is including the pedestal base. | 2018 | -8.814°N 115.167°W | ||||
3 | Statue of Equality | Ramanuja | Hyderabad | India | Construction started in 2014 by Chinna Jeeyar swamy and his religious trust.[2] | 2018 | 17.186°N 78.3332°W | |||
4 | Panchamukhi Anjaneya | Hanuman (Hanumanta, Anjaneya) | Kunigal, Karnataka | India | 111' | Oct-2014 to mid-2022 was construction. Width of the statue is 108'. 85,000 bags of cement used | 2022 | 23R9+C73, Rd, Kunigal, Karnataka 572130 | ||
5 | Muthumalai Murugan Statue | Murugan | Valapadi, Salem, Tamil Nadu | India | Tallest Statue of Murugan in the world [3] [4] [5] | 2020 | 11.6565°N 78.4855°W | |||
6 | Kailashnath Mahadev Statue | Shiva | Bhaktapur District, Bagmati Province | Nepal | Second tallest statue of a Hindu deity, tallest statue of Shiva[6] | 2010 | 27.646°N 85.4748°W | |||
7 | Maa Vaishno Devi Statue | Vaishno Devi/Durga | Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh | India | 141abbr=onNaNabbr=on | The statue of 141 feet high along with a small sitting statue of Hanuman is located in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India.[7] | 2010 | 27.5609°N 77.6323°W | ||
8 | Batu Caves Murugan Statue | Murugan | Batu Caves, Gombak | Malaysia | Tallest statue in Malaysia. Fifth tallest statue of a Hindu deity. Second tallest Murugan statue in the world. | 2006 | 3.2375°N 101.684°W | |||
9 | Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami | Hanuman | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh | India | World's tallest statue of Hanuman. | 2003 | 17.2297°N 82.1226°W | |||
10 | Ganesha Statue | Khlong Khuean District, Chachoengsao Province | Thailand | Bronze Ganesh at the Khlong Khuean Ganesh International Park[8] | 2012 | |||||
11 | Shiva of Murudeshwara | Shiva | Murudeshwara, district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka | India | The second tallest statue of Shiva in the world. The tallest statue of Shiva in India.[9] | 2006 | 14.0937°N 74.4837°W | |||
12 | Sarveshwar Mahadev Statue | Shiva | Vadodara, Gujarat | India | 2021 | |||||
13 | Repuru Saibaba Statue | Sai Baba of Shirdi | Repuru, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh | India | Tallest statue of Sai Baba in the world | 2015 | 16.9551°N 82.1886°W | |||
14 | Adiyogi Shiva statue | Shiva | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | India | Largest and tallest bust in the world, made up of 500 tonnes of steel. Height of symbolically denotes that Adiyogi gave 112 ways to explore the human system.[10] | 2017 | 10.9727°N 76.7405°W | |||
15 | Basaveshwara statue | Basava | Gadag, Karnataka | India | 33.83 (111 ft) | It is the tallest statue of Basavanna in the world. | 2015 | |||
16 | Hanuman Statue of Damanjodi | Hanuman | Damanjodi, Koraput, Odisha | India | 33.1 (108.9 ft) | World's Third tallest Hanuman located at NALCO township, Damanjodi, Koraput | 2017 | |||
17 | Statue of Shiva at Allahabad | Shiva | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | India | Situated on the banks of the holy river Ganga, this grand statue is often referred to as the Symbol of Allahabad—the holy land of Sangam. The statue is located at the place where holy Kumbh Mela takes place. | |||||
18 | Sankat Mochan Dham | Hanuman | Karol Bagh, New Delhi | India | 2008 | 28.6449°N 77.1979°W | ||||
19 | Mangal Mahadev | Shiva | Ganga Talao lake | Mauritius | 2007 | -20.4164°N 57.4924°W | ||||
20 | Durga Mata Murti | Durga | Ganga Talao lake | Mauritius | 2017 | -20.4164°N 57.4924°W | ||||
21 | Sri Venkateswara Statue | Venkateswara | Hari Hara Devasthanam, Seizieme Mille | Mauritius | 2017 | -20.4164°N 57.4924°W | ||||
22 | Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya | Annamacharya | Tallapaka, Andhra Pradesh | India | Telugu poet and musician | 2008 | 14.2011°N 79.1615°W | |||
23 | Basaveshwara statue | Basava | Basavakalyan, Karnataka | India | 33 (108 ft) | Tallest statue of Basava in the world[11] | 2014 | |||
24 | Shri Hanuman Jakhu | Hanuman | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh | India | Located at above sea level | 2010 | 31.1009°N 77.1834°W | |||
24 | Kondamadugu Sai Baba Statue | Sai Baba of Shirdi | Kondamadugu | India | [12] | 2017 | ||||
25 | Hanuman in Nandura | Hanuman | Maharashtra | India | 2005 | 20.8347°N 76.4499°W | ||||
26 | Hanuman Murti in Shahjahanpur | Hanuman | Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh | India | Standing | 2013 | 27.8617°N 79.9185°W | |||
27 | Simariya Hanuman in Chhindwara | Hanuman | Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh | India | Standing | 2015 | 21.9085°N 78.8968°W | |||
28 | Mangal Mahadev | Shiva | Gangtan, Sampla Beri Road Haryana | India | Standing Statue | 2012 | 28.7611°N 76.6468°W | |||
29 | Shiva of the Har Ki Pauri | Shiva | Haridwar, Uttarakhand | India | The third tallest statue of Shiva in the world. The second tallest statue of Shiva in India[13] | 2012 | 29.9587°N 78.1748°W | |||
30 | Abbirajupalem Hanuman Statue | Hanuman | Doddipatla, Andhra Pradesh | India | 30m (100feet) | Standing Hanuman [14] | 2013 | |||
31 | Hanuman Statue | Hanuman | Erravaram, Andhra Pradesh | India | 29.6m (97.1feet) | Standing Hanuman | 1992 | |||
32 | Shri Hanuman Dham | Hanuman | Basi Kiratpur, Uttar Pradesh | India | 27m (89feet) | Hanuman Dham Statue created by Pradeep Chauhan [15] | 1997 | |||
33 | Siddheswar Dham | Shiva | Namchi, Sikkim | India | 26.5 (87 ft) | It offers a statue of Shiva encircled by a dozen Jyotirlingas and replicas of the four Dhams of the country. | 2011 | |||
34 | Chinmaya Ganadhish | Ganesha | Kolhapur, Maharashtra | India | 26m (85feet) | Idol at Chinmaya Sandeepany Ashram[16] | 2001 | |||
35 | Sivagiri of Bijapur | Shiva | Bijapur, Karnataka | India | 26m (85feet) | The fourth tallest statue of Shiva in the world. The third tallest statue of Shiva in India[17] | 2006 | |||
36 | Karyasiddhi Hanuman Statue | Hanuman | Carapichaima, Trinidad | Trinidad and Tobago | Standing | 2001 | ||||
37 | Nageshwar Statue | Shiva | Nageshwar Jyotirling, Dwarka, Gujarat | India | 25 (82 ft) | |||||
38 | Omkareshwar Shiva Statue | Shiva | Omkareshwar Temple, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh | India | 25 (82 ft) | |||||
39 | Khajjiar Shiva Statue | Shiva | Khajjiar, Himachal Pradesh | India | 24.69 (81 ft) | 2008 | ||||
40 | Statue of Shiva (Meinindranaatha Swami) | Shiva | Keeramangalam, Tamil Nadu | India | 24.68 (81 ft) | Thirty first tallest statue in India, third tallest statue in Tamil Nadu, sixth tallest Shiva statue in India, ninth tallest Shiva statue in the world. | 2016 | |||
41 | Hanuman of Ram Tirath temple | Hanuman | Amritsar, Punjab | India | 24.5m (80.4feet) | Ram Tirath temple | ||||
42 | Deshapriya Park Durga Statue | Deshapriya Park, Kolkata, West Bengal | India | 24.38m (79.99feet) | [18] | 2015 | ||||
43 | Hanuman Statue | Hanuman | Samalkota, Andhra Pradesh | India | 24.07m (78.97feet) | Standing Hanuman | ||||
44 | Reclining Ganesha of Wat Saman Rattanaram | Ganesha | Wat Saman Ratanaram, Chachoengsao | Thailand | 24m (79feet) | The second tallest statue of Ganesha in Thailand and it is 16 metres tall and 24 metres long.[19] | ||||
45 | Ramdurg Shiva Statue | Shiva | Dodamangadi, Belagavi District, Karnataka | India | 23.77m (77.99feet) | [20] | 2018 | |||
46 | Shiva Statue | Shiva | India | 23.17m (76.02feet) | The fifth tallest statue of Shiva in the world. The fourth tallest statue of Shiva in India[21] | 2006 | ||||
47 | Kote Anjaneya Statue | Hanuman | Tumkur, Karnataka | India | 23 (75 ft) | [22] | 2005 | |||
48 | Hanuman Vatika | Hanuman | Rourkela, Orissa | India | 23m (75feet) | Second tallest statue of Hanuman[23] | 1994 | |||
49 | Ganapati Dham Temple | Ganesha | Bahadurgarh, Haryana | India | 22.56m (74.02feet) | Worlds tallest Ganesha Statue[24] | 2009 | |||
50 | Triveni Hanuman Mandir Statue | Hanuman | India | 21.94m (71.98feet) | Statue of Hanuman with Rama and Lakshmana | 2010 | ||||
50 | Maruthanarmadam Aanjaneyar Kovil Statue | Hanuman | India | 21.94m (71.98feet) | Statue of Hanuman [25] | 2010 | ||||
51 | Devika Shiva Statue | Shiva | Udhampur, Udhampur District, Jammu and Kashmir, | India | 21.64m (71feet) | [26] | 2014 | |||
52 | Damodar Lila Statue | Sunwal, Nawalparasi District, Lumbini Province | Nepal | 21.64m (71feet) | Standing statue of Krishna in infant form near to Mahakavi Devkota Campus.[27] | 2019 | ||||
53 | Sankat Mochan Hanuman Statue in Punjab | Hanuman | Phillaur, Punjab | India | 21m (69feet) | Standing Statue | ||||
54 | Gangadhareshwara Statue | Shiva | Azhimala Temple, Kovalam, Kerala | India | 20.7264m (68feet) | Tallest statue of Shiva in Kerala and tallest statue of Gangadhareshwara form of Shiva in India. | 2020 | |||
55 | Ardhanarishvara Statue | Johannesburg, Gauteng | South Africa | 20m (70feet) | Tallest Hindu statue in South Africa and the tallest Ardhanarishvara form of Shiva statue in the world. | 2013 | ||||
56 | Hanuman | India | 20m (70feet) | Standing Statue | 2007 | |||||
57 | Kempfort Shiva Statue | Shiva | Shivoham Shiva Temple, Bangalore, Karnataka | India | 20m (70feet) | The idol of Shiva was created by the sculptor Kashinath. | 1995 | |||
58 | Shiva Statue at Bhanjanagar Reservoir | Shiva | Bhanjanagar, Odisha | India | 18.6m (61feet) | The seventh tallest Statue of Shiva in the world. The sixth tallest Statue of Shiva in India [28] | 2013 | |||
59 | Shri Chamundeshwari Statue | Chamundeshwari/Durga | Shri Chamundeshwari Basavappanavara Temple Gowdagere, Channapatna, Karnataka | India | 18.3m (60feet) | Located in the premises of Shri Chamundeshwari Basavappanavara Temple in Gowdagere, this statue is the world's tallest statue of Goddess Chamundeshwari who is considered to be one of the forms of the Goddess Durga or Adishakti.[29] | 2021 | |||
60 | Hanuman Statue at Puttaparthi | Hanuman | Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh | India | 18m (59feet) | Found on top of the Vidya Giri Hill overlooking the Sri Sathya Sai International Hillview Stadium. | 1985 | |||
61 | Hanuman Statue at Kondagattu | Hanuman | India | 17.06m (55.97feet) | Standing Hanuman statue[30] | 2003 | ||||
62 | Sai Baba Statue at Machilipatnam | Sai Baba of Shirdi | Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh | India | 16.4m (53.8feet) | 2007 | ||||
63 | Blenheim Hanuman Statue | Hanuman | Guyana | 15.85m (52feet) | [31] | 2017 | ||||
64 | Hanuman | Vedasandur, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu | India | 15.54m (50.98feet) | 2008 | |||||
65 | Bangeswar Mahadev | Shiva | India | 15.54m (50.98feet) | Tallest Shiva Idol In Eastern India Bank of River Ganges[32] | 2016 | ||||
66 | Pumdikot Shiva Statue | Shiva | Kaski district, Gandaki | Nepal | 51abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 2021 | ||||
67 | Mangal Murti Hanuman Ji Statue | Hanuman | Vishnu Mandir, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Greater Toronto Area | Canada | 15.24m (50feet) | [33] | 2016 | |||
68 | Hanuman Statue at Bathinda | Hanuman | Bathinda, Punjab | India | 15.24m (50feet) | Hanuman Chowk[34] | ||||
69 | Hanuman statue at Ramayana cave | Hanuman | Batu Malai Sri Subramaniar Temple, Batu caves, Gombak, Selangor | Malaysia | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | [35] | 2001 | |||
70 | 45 ft Sri Abhaya Anjaneya Swamy | Hanuman | India | 13.7m (44.9feet) | 2015 | |||||
71 | 45 ft Sri Abhaya Anjaneya Swamy | Hanuman | Shri Vishnu Temple Society, Chatsworth, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | 13m (43feet) | Tallest Hanuman statue and second tallest Hindu statue in South Africa | 2010 | |||
72 | Statue of Hanuman at Dharwad | Hanuman Temple Line Bazar, Dharwad, Karnataka | India | 12.9m (42.3feet) | Tallest Hanuman statue in North Karnataka | 2016 | ||||
73 | Vekkaliamman Statue | Kali/Durga | Vekkali Amman Temple, Woraiyur, Thiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu | India | 12.8m (42feet) | [36] | 9th century | |||
74 | Balamurugan Statue | Murugan | Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences, Tamil Nadu | India | 12.2m (40feet) | Monolith sculpture of a young Bala Murugan | 2020 | |||
75 | Subramani Swamy Temple | Murugan | Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy Temple, Pachaimalai, Gobichettipalaiyam,, Modachur | India | 12.2m (40feet) | 1980 | 11.449374475418542, 77.44625365435539 | |||
76 | Jourian Shani Dev Statue | Shani | Jourian, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir | India | 11.89m (39.01feet) | [37] | 2017 | |||
77 | Anjaneyar statue, Sri Rama Bhaktha Anjaneyar temple | Hanuman | Ayipettai, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu | India | 11.28m (37.01feet) | 2015 | ||||
78 | Horse statue | Vahana of Aiyanar | Sri Perungaraiyadi Meenda Ayyanar Temple, Kulamangalam, Alangudi taluk, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu | India | 11.27m (36.98feet) | The structure is so unique in its construction and Devotees believe that it is the biggest Horse idol in the world. | 18th century | |||
79 | Mounagiri Hanuman Statue | Hanuman | Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh | India | 11m (36feet) | Tallest monolithic statue in South India located at Mounagiri Global Trust[38] | 2010 | |||
80 | Statue of Hanuman in Saifai | Hanuman | Saifai, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh | India | 10.7m (35.1feet) | [39] | 2016 | |||
81 | Agasthyacodu Mahadeva Statue | Shiva | Agasthyacodu Mahadeva Temple, Anchal, Kollam, Kerala | India | 10.67m (35.01feet) | 2012 | ||||
82 | Viswaroopa Bhakta Anjaneya Statue | Hanuman | Nanganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | India | 9.8m (32.2feet) | [40] | 1989 | |||
83 | Kempfort Ganesha Statue | Ganesha | Shivoham Shiva Temple, Bangalore, Karnataka | India | 20m (70feet) | Unveiled by Dada J.P. Vaswani. | 2003 | |||
84 | Konanatha Swami Statue | Shiva | Koneswaram Temple, Trincomalee, Trincomalee District | Sri Lanka | 9.75m (31.99feet) | The statue of Shiva was reconstructed in 2018.[41] | 2018 | |||
85 | Kubereshwar Mahadev | Shiva | Baroda, Gujarat | India | 9.45m (31feet) | Second tallest statue in Baroda, Gujarat | 2008 | |||
86 | Statue of Parashurama | Parashurama | Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam, Kerala | India | 9.14m (29.99feet) | Statue of Parashurama located at Mangomeadows Agriculture Theme Park[42] | 2015 | |||
87 | Statue of God Shiva and Uma | Uma-mahesvara | God Shiva and Uma roundabout, Sihanoukville | Cambodia | (17 tonnes) | A copper statue on a base. in total.[43] | 2021 | 10.5327°N 103.6152°W | ||
88 | Neelkanth Varni (Swaminarayan as Teenage Yogi) | Neelkanth Varni | Swaminarayan Akshardham (New Delhi), New Delhi, Delhi | India | 8.23m (27feet) | A beautiful 27 ft. high bronze murti (Statue) of Neelkanth Varni stands in a determined pose [44] | 2005 | |||
89 | Hanuman Statue of Hockessin | Hanuman | Hockessin, New Castle, Delaware | United States | 7.62m (25feet) | [45] | 2020 | |||
90 | Statue of Shirdi Sai in Nemli | Sai Baba of Shirdi | Nemali, Andhra Pradesh | India | 7m (23feet) | [46] | 2011 | |||
91 | Four-face-Brahma | Brahma | Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport, Siem Reap Angkor | Cambodia | (6 tonnes) | Four-face Brahma made of copper.[47] | 2023 | 13.3753°N 104.2208°W | ||
92 | Hanumanji Moorti | Hanuman | Glenview, Illinois | United States | 6.4m (21feet) | [48] | 2014 | |||
93 | Statue of God Skanda on a peacock | God Skanda | Sihanoukville | Cambodia | A copper statue on a base. in total.[49] | 2022 | 10.607°N 103.5162°W | |||
94 | Hanuman Statue at Biramitrapur | Hanuman | Biramitrapur, Sundergarh, Odisha | India | 6m (20feet) | A kneeling hanuman[50] | 2011 | |||
95 | Hanuman Statue at Namakkal Anjaneyar Temple | Hanuman | Namakkal, Tamil Nadu | India | 5.5m (18feet) | More than 1500 years old Namakkal Sri Anjaneyar temple[51] | 5th century | |||
96 | Embassy of Indonesia in Embassy Row, Washington, D.C. Saraswati (sculpture) | Saraswati/Durga | Embassy Row, Washington, D.C. | United States | 4.9m (16.1feet) | The work was created by multiple Balinese sculptors and installed in 2013.[52] [53] The 16feet gold and white statue depicts Saraswati standing on a lotus with three young students at her feet, one of which is Barack Obama. | 2013 | |||
97 | Rishikesh Shiva Statue | Shiva | Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand | India | 4.27m (14.01feet) |
Rank | Country | Number of statues | |
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1 | India | 74 | |
2 | Cambodia, Mauritius, Nepal, United States | 3 | |
6 | Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand | 2 | |
9 | Canada, Guyana, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | |
Total | 97 |
Rank | Affiliation | Number of statues | |
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1 | Hanuman | 35 | |
2 | Shiva | 28 | |
3 | Durga | 6 | |
4 | Ganesha | 5 | |
5 | Vishnu | 4 | |
6 | Kartikeya | 3 | |
7 | Others | 11 | |
Total | 92 |
Statue | Depict | Location | Country | Height m (ft) | Notes | Planned completion date | Coordinates | Ref | |
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Statue of Rama | Rama | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh | India | Total structure height to be 221m (725feet), including an overhead umbrella and the statue's pedestal.[54] | 2023 | [55] | |||
Hanuman Statue | Hanuman | Hanuman statue, Kishkindha (Hampi) | India | [56] | |||||
Srikakulam Hanuman statue | Hanuman | Madapam, Narasannapeta mandal, Andhra Pradesh | India | 53.6m (175.9feet) | [57] |
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