135-foot-tall Murugan statue to come up near Kovilpatti
The Hindu
Using 95% concrete, three% bricks and two% cement plastering, a 135-foot-tall Lord Murugan statue, at a cost of ₹9 crore, would come up in the foothills of the sprawling Sornamalai Sri Kadirvel Temple near Kovilpatti here. When completed, it will be one among the tallest Murugan statues in Asia.
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