| Statue of Rama | |
| Location: | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Type: | Statue |
| Width: | 181m (594feet) |
| Height: | 251m (823feet) |
| Dedicated To: | Rama |
| Map Name: | India Uttar Pradesh#India |
| Designer: | Ram V. Sutar |
The Statue of Rama is a planned monument in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India dedicated to the Hindu god Rama.[1] The statue will be 181m (594feet) in breadth and 251m (823feet) tall including plinth and umbrella. The cost of the statue is estimated to be .[2]
The Yogi Adityanath government had announced in 2017 that it would construct a Rama statue in Ayodhya as part of the “Navya Ayodhya” scheme of the UP Tourism Department to develop the area into a tourist center.[3] On 24 November 2018, the design of the statue was finalised.[4] On 2 March 2019, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet cleared ₹ 200 crore for the "detailed project report" as well as for 28.28 hectares identified for the project.[5] Technical support from the Gujarat government, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and IIT Kanpur has been sought.[6] [7]
In November 2019, was allocated to acquire 61 hectares of land in Mirpur, Ayodhya, for the statue, museum, library, food court and other tourist amenities.[8] However due to land uncertainties, the location has not been finalized and may be shifted to Manja Barhata village in Ayodhya.[9]
The statue of Rama would be accompanied by one of Nishadaraja Kevata, a boatman who helped Rama, Sita and Laxman cross the Ganga when in exile. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, had in September said ₹ 34 crore would be allocated for the project of Nishadraj.
In August 2019, Member of Parliament Karan Singh had asked the government of Uttar Pradesh to build both a statue for Rama as well as his consort Sita.[10] Karan Singh had also made the same request in December 2018.[11]