Generally, Ganesh Statues or idols are made of clay and revered in the period of Ganesh Chathurti and later immersed in water as a traditional practice in India. It is rare to see permanent Ganesha Statues. One such rare but tall Ganesh statue is present in the Kohlapur, Mumbai. It took 18 months to finish this statue. The height of the statue is more than 80 feet including the base.

It is one of the present wonders of the world. It is known as Cresto Redentor statue present in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the fifth tallest Christ statue in the world and its height is about 39.6 meters. Its construction was finished in the year 1931. It is one of the main attractions of Brazil and present World.

This is situated in the Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka. The shiva statue is 37 meters tall in sitting posture.  This statue is situated in a exotic location by the sea shore of Arabian sea. There is also a temple in the complex with a gigantic gopura ( Temple tower ), one of the tallest temple towers in India. The statue is visible from a long distance around. 

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This is a Buddha statue which depicts Maitreya Buddha. This statue was under constructions for nearly 90 years starting from 713 CE. This statue is situated in the Lishan city facing the confluence of three rivers namely Qingyi, Minjiang and Dadu. The height of the statue is 71m. Environmental changes and pollution affect this statue a lot.

The tallest statue of Lord Shiva is present in Nepal. The height of the statue is about 44 m and was completed in the year 2010. The statue construction costed around 80 million Rupees. This was actually built by an Industrialist named Kamal Jain. The Lord Shiva statue is called as Kailashnath Mahadev.The statue is copper statue and other materials were also used for the construction. This statue attracts hundreds of devotees everyday. It took around 7 years to construct this statue. 

Kailashnath Mahadev Statue, Nepal

Tallest Shiva Statue in the world

Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Swami statue situated in Paritala town near Vijayawada, is the tallest statue in India and tallest Hanuman statue in the world. Hanuman statues are found in many temples through out India in various postures. The height of the statue is 41 m. The statue was completed in the year 2003. The second tallest statue in India is the Tiruvalluvar statue situated in Kanyakumari.

Hanuman Statue in Paritala, Vijayawada

Tallest statue in India

This is the tallest statue in the world depicting Vairocana Buddha standing 128 m tall. When the pedestal facilities taken in to consideration, the height of the statue crosses 200 m and is approximately 208 m. It is situated in Fodushan Scenic Area, Lushan County, Henan, China. This statue was completed in the year 2002. It attracts millions of tourists from all over the world.