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Mahatma
Gandhi
Statue
Pondicherry
At
Promenade
Beach,
the
statue
of
Mahatma
Gandhi
-
Father
of
the
Nation,
is
one
of
the
main
landmarks
in
the
territory
of
Pondicherry.
The
statue
was
built
by
a
popular
sculptor,
Roy
Choudhary.
Apart
from
the
statue
itself,
the
main
highlight
of
this
popular
tourist
site
in
Pondicherry
is
the
eight
beautiful
carved
pillars
that
surround
the
statue
of
Mahatma
Gandhi.
It
was
Gingee
Fort,
which
is
around
68
km
from
Pondicherry,
from
where
these
monolithic
granite
pillars
were
brought
and
were
erected
in
the
year
1866.
However,
the
Gandhi
Statue
was
later
placed
in
the
year
1965,
just
opposite
to
the
Old
Pier.
Gandhi
Statue
is
the
third
biggest
effigy
of
Mahatma
Gandhi
with
a
height
of
4
m.
Just
below
the
statue,
there
is
a
tunnel
that
leads
all
the
way
to
Gingee.
In
the
past,
the
government
took
some
initiative
to
make
this
tunnel
work
by
desilting
it.
As
a
result
of
this,
few
people
died
out
of
suffocation,
and
hence,
the
tunnel
was
eventually
closed.
People
who
visit
Promenade.
At
a
distance
of
2.5
km
from
Pondicherry
Bus
Station,
The
Statue
of
Mahatma
Gandhi
is
located
on
the
beach
front
of
Pondicherry.
Built
by
the
famous
sculptor
Roy
Choudhary
from
Madras
School
of
Art
and
Crafts,
it
is
one
of
the
major
landmarks
in
Pondicherry.
It
is
surrounded
by
eight
exquisitely
carved
monolithic
granite
pillars
which
were
brought
from
Gingee
Fort.
The
statue
stands
4
m
(13
feet)
high
is
the
3rd
biggest
Mahatma
Gandhi
statue.
It
was
inaugurated
on
January
26,
1965.
The
square
in
front
of
the
statue
referred
to
as
Gandhi
Thidal,
plays
host
to
various
cultural
and
musical
activities
through
the
year.
There
is
a
tunnel
below
the
Gandhi
statue
which
is
believed
to
be
leading
to
Gingee
Fort.
There
were
some
efforts
to
explore
the
tunnel.
But,
after
a
few
people
died
of
suffocation,
the
tunnel
was
closed
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