Sagarakanyaka

Sagarakanyaka
Artist	Kanayi Kunhiraman
Year	1992 (1992)
Dimensions	1,100 cm× 2,700 cm(35 ft× 87 ft)
Location	Shankumugham Beach, Thiruvananthapuram
Coordinates	8.48112950°N 76.91237030°E
Owner	Government 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.