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A Panchaloha pillar weighing 500 kg to commemorate the valour of Indian soldiers during Operation Sindoor is taking signifier successful Punliyancheri colony adjacent Kumbakonam arsenic a tribute by ex-servicemen from Cuddalore district, and is acceptable to beryllium installed astatine the HQ Integrated Defence Staff gathering nether operation successful New Delhi.
A clay exemplary of the pillar, made by a squad of 12 sthapathis — accepted sculptors trained successful the creation of metallic and chromatic enactment utilized successful temples — was inspected this week by Shine Indian Soldiers Social Welfare Foundation, which is executing the tribute on with the enactment of ex-servicemen successful the district.
The task has an estimated fund of ₹10-15 lakh, and volition measurement 8 feet successful height.
“We wanted to people the bravery of our soldiers, and the justness attained for their widows successful a symbolic way. The pillar volition person a lotus-shaped base, with a stylised ‘kungumam chimizh’ (vermillion holder) placed atop to signify Operation Sindoor,” S. Babu managing trustee of the foundation, told The Hindu connected Saturday.
R. Kumar, the sthapathi leading the squad successful complaint of the pillar, said that the task would beryllium executed successful respective stages and completed wrong a fewer months. Panchaloha statues are traditionally composed of gold, silver, copper, zinc, and iron.
“Approximately 700 kg of metals volition beryllium forged and shaped to make the pillar, which volition beryllium hollow and measurement 500 kg upon completion. The pillar volition beryllium lacquered to marque it weatherproof. Since panchaloha statues are an integral portion of Tamil Nadu’s metalworking heritage, we person to springiness our champion effort,” helium said.
In a missive dated October 25, 2025, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, main of Integrated Defence Staff said, that the pillar would beryllium fixed a ‘befitting space’ astatine the under-construction HQ Integrated Defence Staff gathering successful New Delhi.
