Sagarakanyaka

Sagarakanyaka
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ArtistKanayi Kunhiraman
Year1992 (1992)
Dimensions1,100 cm × 2,700 cm (35 ft × 87 ft)
LocationShankumugham Beach, Thiruvananthapuram
Coordinates8°28′52″N 76°54′45″E / 8.4811295°N 76.9123703°E / 8.4811295; 76.9123703
OwnerGovernment of Kerala

Sagarakanyaka is a sculpture of a mermaid situated at the Shankumugham Beach, Kerala.[1] Sculpted by Kanayi Kunhiraman, it is adjudged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest merperson sculpture in the world.[2] It has a length of 87 ft and a height of 25 ft.[3] Kunhiraman took two years to complete the sculpture which was finally completed in 1992.[4][5]

Overview

Kunhiraman completed the sculpture without taking any remuneration. During the construction, the District Collector ordered to stop the construction of the sculpture by saying it was obscene.[6] But K. Karunakaran, who was the Chief Minister at that time intervened and suggested the completion of the sculpture upon the request of Kunhiraman.[7] In October 2022, it was adjudged as the largest merperson sculpture in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.

References

  1. ^ "ലോക വേദിയില്‍ കേരളത്തിന്‍റെ അഭിമാനമായി കാനായിയുടെ സാഗരകന്യക; ഗിന്നസ് റെക്കോര്‍ഡിന്‍റെ പകിട്ട്". www.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Kanayi's Sagarakanyaka sets Guinness record". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "guinness world record for kanayi kunhiraman". www.twentyfournews.com. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ "A mermaid, a chopper & a turf war". The Hindu. 11 January 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ T.R, Dr Muralikrishnan; Mani, Dr Amitha P. (17 April 2022). Cultural Congruence: Contemporaneity and Confluence. Co-Text Publishers. ISBN 978-81-952253-7-8.
  6. ^ "സാഗര കന്യകയ്ക്കരികെ ഹെലികോപ്റ്റർ; അപമാനിച്ചെന്ന് കാനായി; വിവാദം". Manoramanews (in Malayalam). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ Dani, Neha (30 October 2022). "कनयी के सागरकन्याका ने बनाया गिनीज रिकॉर्ड". jantaserishta.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 October 2022.

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