The opening of the 98ft
'Cherenzig Shingkham Riwo Potala' near Pelling, West Sikkim marks the completion
of the statutes of three principal Buddhist deities in Sikkim. The other two
being the Buudha Statue at Ravangla and Guru Padmashambha Statue at Namchi, both
in South Sikkim. The Cherenzig complex spread over 8.5 acre of land have a sky-walk
- a stair case, water body with the magnificent eight- serpents (Klu- Chen-
Gyet) and religious artifacts.
A plaque of Cherenzig
Shingkham Riwo Potala was officially inaugurated by the Chief Minister Shri.
Pawan Chamling in presence of His Eminence Gonja Rinpoche and His Eminence
Lachung Rinpoche on November 2, 2018. The total height of the statue from the
base of the pedestal on which it is mounted is 135ft while the statue is 98 ft.
There is a fleet of 100 stairs leading to the foot of the statue. This is the
world’s tallest Cherenzig Statue.
According to the THE
TELEGRAPH, Gary Chopel, the lead architect of the building and housing
department and chief executive officer of the project, said it took nine years
to complete build complex. “The cost of the project is about Rs 70 crore. In
the first phase, we have completed 80 per cent of the work. The remaining 20
per cent will be taken up in the second phase,” he said.
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