This Artist Spent 10 Years Creating Tallest Bird Sculpture In The World (200ft)
You can ask any traveler to name a few countries you must visit in your lifetime, and most of them will name India as the country everybody has to experience – from extraordinary cuisine to mind-blowing history, culture and sacred temples, India is definitely written in many bucket lists. Now, there are even more reasons to visit this magical country, and one of them is the mind-blowing statue of an eagle that brings an old myth back to life created by a famous filmmaker Rajiv Anchal.
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After 10 years of hard work, Indian artist Rajiv Anchal has opened his unique landmark to the public
Image credits: Jatayu Earth’s Center
Located near Kerala, Jatayu Earth Centre became one of the best places to visit while traveling around India.
The sculpture is a dedication to the Hindu epic Ramayana
Image credits: Jonny Melon
The Ramayana epic, written in Sanskrit, tells a story about a giant eagle of the Ramayana who fell while fighting against Ravana, to save a Hindu goddess Sita. The residents of Chadayamangalam village in Kollam district, Kerala, had known the story for many years, now it has been brought back to life in the best way possible.
This is currently the biggest sculpture of a bird in the world
Image credits: Team Jatayu
If you ever visit the place, it’s not only the sculpture that is interesting in the area, there is also plenty of other interesting activities for the tourists, such as rock climbing, rappelling, paintball, and rifle shooting. There is also an Ayurvedic resort nearby as well as a museum.
Image credits: Withlai
When we say that is the biggest sculpture of a bird in the world, we do really mean it since the sculpture itself stretches 200ft from tail to head and is also build on top of the 1,000ft-high Jatayupara towers.
Image credits: Team Jatayu
The author of the sculpture, filmmaker Rajiv Anchal, says he had the idea for longer than 10 years.“I had presented a model for this sculpture to the Department of Tourism during my Fine Arts College days in the 1980s. Although they were impressed, it didn’t take shape back then.”
Image credits: Kerala Tourism
The author of the sculpture also says how important it is to not turn the monument from a cultural one into a religious one. According to him “Jatayu died protecting a woman’s honor and that is what the sculpture stands for. People of all faiths have invested in the project and people of all faiths will be coming to see it. My work is for all of them. For those looking for religion, there is the old temple just outside the compound.”
Image credits: Team Jatayu
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Share on FacebookWhat the heck? Every single pic was from essentially the same angle. Does it have a left wing? Can you go inside of it?
It appears the sculpture does not have an outstretched left wing: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jatayu+Earth's+Center/@8.865948,76.8669714,120m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x18d3b3576c1ecae6!8m2!3d8.8605575!4d76.8663771
Load More Replies...This is seriously stunning (and I know it's part of the legend, but I want someone to save the eagle now!)
This is beautiful, but all I can think of when I see it is my dog trying to get me to rub her belly.
What a beautiful and amazing sculpture, the detail is wonderful. I cannot imagine how much effort went into such a project, especially staying motivated to completion.
Great sculpture but I don't understand the measurements as I'm from the rest of the world.
You're on a computer! Can you not access a conversion table? Since Bored Panda is American, I guess they used language for their target audience. When I read articles and that use the metric system, I look it up myself instead of expecting it to be done for me. I guess that's why the rest of the world is constantly trying to invade us.
Load More Replies...You can find more details on: http://www.jatayuearthscenter.com/ Also refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatayu_Earth_Center and https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/with-the-opening-of-jatayu-sculpture-at-chadayamangalam-in-march-2018-india-will-be-home-to-the-worlds-largest-bird-sculpture/article22025679.ece
On the off chance I'm not the only moron who hasn't heard of Kerala, this is near the southern tip of the India subcontinent, toward the Arabian Sea.
https://www.dreamstime.com/kollam-kerala-india-march-image142465417 For any one looking for the other side
How was it done, what does it look like inside ... this is a c**p post. Great idea, horrobile execution. Now I must google. Damn you.
The overall effect is somewhat spoiled by the antenna sticking out of the bird's forehead and a second antenna in the birds right middle finger. Other than those two items, it's an impressive bird.
I believe those antennas are lightning arresters
Load More Replies...Sorry, but why do men have to always be in a competition to pee the highest up? Why on top of an outcrop? Was that maybe a natural habitat for the bird? I'd prefer the real thing. I just hope that part of the money from entrance fees etc. go towards the preservation of habitats of big birds of prey.
Monika : you what??.. eating by lion is the real thing..
Load More Replies...As per Ramayana, Raavan (the ruler of Sri Lanka) abducted Sita (wife of Rama). While they were flying over that particular place, Jatayu (the eagle) heard Sita's wails and tried to stop Raavan from taking her but Raavan slashed his wings with a sword and Jatayu fell to the ground.
Load More Replies...What the heck? Every single pic was from essentially the same angle. Does it have a left wing? Can you go inside of it?
It appears the sculpture does not have an outstretched left wing: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jatayu+Earth's+Center/@8.865948,76.8669714,120m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x18d3b3576c1ecae6!8m2!3d8.8605575!4d76.8663771
Load More Replies...This is seriously stunning (and I know it's part of the legend, but I want someone to save the eagle now!)
This is beautiful, but all I can think of when I see it is my dog trying to get me to rub her belly.
What a beautiful and amazing sculpture, the detail is wonderful. I cannot imagine how much effort went into such a project, especially staying motivated to completion.
Great sculpture but I don't understand the measurements as I'm from the rest of the world.
You're on a computer! Can you not access a conversion table? Since Bored Panda is American, I guess they used language for their target audience. When I read articles and that use the metric system, I look it up myself instead of expecting it to be done for me. I guess that's why the rest of the world is constantly trying to invade us.
Load More Replies...You can find more details on: http://www.jatayuearthscenter.com/ Also refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatayu_Earth_Center and https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/with-the-opening-of-jatayu-sculpture-at-chadayamangalam-in-march-2018-india-will-be-home-to-the-worlds-largest-bird-sculpture/article22025679.ece
On the off chance I'm not the only moron who hasn't heard of Kerala, this is near the southern tip of the India subcontinent, toward the Arabian Sea.
https://www.dreamstime.com/kollam-kerala-india-march-image142465417 For any one looking for the other side
How was it done, what does it look like inside ... this is a c**p post. Great idea, horrobile execution. Now I must google. Damn you.
The overall effect is somewhat spoiled by the antenna sticking out of the bird's forehead and a second antenna in the birds right middle finger. Other than those two items, it's an impressive bird.
I believe those antennas are lightning arresters
Load More Replies...Sorry, but why do men have to always be in a competition to pee the highest up? Why on top of an outcrop? Was that maybe a natural habitat for the bird? I'd prefer the real thing. I just hope that part of the money from entrance fees etc. go towards the preservation of habitats of big birds of prey.
Monika : you what??.. eating by lion is the real thing..
Load More Replies...As per Ramayana, Raavan (the ruler of Sri Lanka) abducted Sita (wife of Rama). While they were flying over that particular place, Jatayu (the eagle) heard Sita's wails and tried to stop Raavan from taking her but Raavan slashed his wings with a sword and Jatayu fell to the ground.
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