Hanuman Statue

Hockessin, Delaware, United States

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A 25-foot statue of the Hindu deity Hanuman, carved from one block of black granite in Warangal, India, was installed at the Hindu Temple Association in Hockessin, Delaware, after arriving in January 2020.

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Twenty-five feet tall, this Hanuman was carved from a single block of black granite in India and shipped to New York. The Hindu Temple Association in Hockessin, Delaware, founded in 1996, took delivery in January 2020.

According to a temple board member quoted by 6abc, the carving was done by shilpis, specialist artisans whose skill is passed from generation to generation; more than a dozen of them worked full-time for more than a year. India TV reported in June 2020 that the stone was worked in Warangal, in Telangana, and that the statue cost more than US$100,000 for construction and logistics. It went by ship to New York and then by flatbed truck to Delaware, where, 6abc reported, people walked it in procession from about a quarter of a mile away and a priest performed a welcoming ceremony.

Reports disagree on its weight. A Hinduism Today summary of a Washington Post report gave 20 tons, or 60,000 pounds; India TV gave 30,000 kilograms in its summary line and about 45 tonnes in its text. The temple's president, Patibanda Sarma, told Delaware Public Media that a statue is made by an artisan to a prescribed process and then given several days of rituals by temple priests, which usually culminate in Yantra Pratishtha and Prana Pratishtha. Because of COVID-19, Delaware Public Media reported in June 2020, visitors had to register for time slots and were bussed to the statue.

In 2020 the temple also described plans for a small temple of about 1,500 feet to house the statue and three smaller deities, and a meditation garden open to the public. The statue is on the grounds of a working place of worship; the temple lists visiting hours on its website and asks visitors to call ahead.

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An outdoor granite statue at an active Hindu temple, with weddings, priest services and daily worship on site. Hours as listed on the temple's website: Monday to Friday 8 am to 12:30 pm and 5 pm to 8:30 pm, weekends and holidays 8 am to 8:30 pm; call (302) 235-7020 to confirm.

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At the Hindu Temple Association, 760 Yorklyn Road, Hockessin, a working place of worship. Visiting hours as listed on the temple's website: Mon to Fri 8 am to 12:30 pm and 5 to 8:30 pm, weekends and holidays 8 am to 8:30 pm; call (302) 235-7020 to confirm.

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