Statue of Thiruvalluvar
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Revealed in the 2000 at the dawn of the new millenium, this stone statue represents the Tamil saint and poet Tiruvalluvar author of the Thirukkural and is located atop a little island where the the three mighty oceans meet: the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.
The statue itself heights 95 ft. (29 m.) and stands upon a 38 ft. (11,5 m.) pedestal that represents the 38 chapters of "virtue" in the Thirakkural, the 95 ft. statue standing on the pedestal represents "wealth" and "pleasure" signifying that wealth and love be earned and enjoyed on the foundation of solid virtue. The final measurement of the statue is a colossal height of 133 ft. (40,5 m.) denoting the 133 chapters in the Thirukkural and has a total weight of 7,000 tons.
The statue is work of the indian sculptor Thiru V. Ganapathi Sthapathi.
