Giant hawk in defense of women (7 photos)

An unusual monument to a bird - to be more precise, a hawk - can be seen in India, in Jatayu Natural Park. And perfectly appropriate. write about this monument and the myth itself today, March 8 - because that Jatayu died defending a woman.





Jatayu's size compared to a human (if you can see him)

Actually, the park itself was named in honor of this hero. Jatayu is a demigod in the form of a hawk, whose history is described in ancient Indian epic Ramayana.

In short, the legend described in the Ramayana reports that that one day some terrible (10 heads and 20 hands, and all instantly grow like the heads of our Serpent Gorynych) the demon Ravana stole from the prince Rama his wife Sita and took her to the island of Lanka.

To help the prince, or rather Sata, comes the king of birds - he is Jatayu. After a long fight, Ravana was able to cut off Jatay's wings and he fell down. to the stone top.



Monument to Jatai in Jatai Park

Sita escaped from the hands of Ravana and was next to the dying the king of birds: "O Rama, this bird, out of pity for me, tried to free me and now, dying, lies on the ground, sharing with me my evil fate!" - so, Sita said, sobbing. On this, in fact, the story about Jettayu ends.

It is believed that the very peak on which he fell defeated hawk, is located exactly here - in fact, exactly on It was there that the monument appeared, with the mention of which we began this story.

There used to be a local temple on this peak for a very long time, and now a giant sculpture has appeared.





Claws of Jatayu

The very idea to perpetuate the memory of Jatayu arose not so long ago - sculpture and natural park became available to visitors in March 2018, so this year marks the fifth anniversary of the opening.

By the way, the work went on for quite a long time - since 2011, and the whole process was also led by a well-known person in India, a star Bollywood sculptor and filmmaker Rajiv Anchal.

The stone sculpture itself is amazed not only size - and this is the largest sculpture in the form of a bird in the world! - but also by the fact that it can be said about it that it is a "house in the form of a bird."



The hill on which the sculpture is located is called here the "Center of the Earth Jatayu

But in order: a stone one-winged hawk has a height of 21 meter (this is plus the height of the mountain itself at 305 meters above sea level), a length of 61 meters and a width of 48 meters.

But inside there is a museum, including 6 projection halls, where you can learn more about the legend of Jataya and see illustrations on the theme of the battle of the king of birds with Ravana.

From the height at which the sculpture is located, opens not a bad view - they say you can even see the Arabian Sea, because it this place is located on the southern tip of the mainland, on the same side as Sri Lanka - so the action takes place in one location.



Entertainment in Jatayu Park

The territory of the natural park around the statue of Jatayu occupies several tens of kilometers and there is also a lot of entertainment.

For example, "Adventure Center" includes a wall for rock climbing, suspension bridge, paintball field, outdoor shooting range air for shooting from a rifle, pistol and even from a bow, rope zip line and much more.

In general, here you can not only take pictures against the background famous sculpture, but also to engage in outdoor activities - less than on all day, it doesn't make sense to come here.



Rajeev Anchal while working on a giant sculpture

By the way, there is also a legend that Rama himself later found Jataya and therefore the stone top keeps his traces. In addition, it is considered that on the rock there is an imprint of the beak of a huge hawk. specific places with Apparently, no one here knows such traces, but they believe in it.

As well as the fact that, according to one version, the king of birds managed to crawl away from the mountain and hide from one of the local caves. They say they were even plans to build a cave resort here.

Well, if you remember about "Women's Day on March 8", then it is worth noting another interesting fact.



Rajiv Anchal himself said after the opening of the park that he did not I would like to turn his work into a religious monument. Although probably in our time and its main message can be criticized - but, according to in his words, he conceived the sculpture as understandable to all mankind symbol of women's protection.

"Jatayu died defending the honor of a woman," he said in one of his comments, emphasizing that this is what he dedicated his sculpture.