What is the height of the statue of Adi Shankaracharya unveiled by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Omkareshwar?

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled a 108-foot-tall statue of the 8th-century spiritual leader Adi Shankaracharya in Omkareshwar town. The ‘Statue of Oneness’, conceptualised around six years ago, depicts Shankaracharya as a 12-year-old child when he is said to have visited Omkareshwar, which has one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines — said to be the most sacred abodes of Shiva. The foundation stone was laid down for a Rs 2,200-crore ‘Advait Lok’, which will contain a museum, situated on Omkareshwar Mandhata Hill, overlooking the Narmada river.  MP CM unveils 108-ft statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Omkareshwar Sculptor Bhagwan Rampure (left) and painter Vasudeo Kamath in front of the Adi Shankaracharya statue . Weighing 100 tonnes, the statue was conceptualised by an Indian team of artists, a sculptor and engineers. The metal casting was done in China’s Nanchang city and shipped to Mumbai in several batches. The idol, installed on a 75-foot platform, is made up of bronze that contains 88% copper, 4% zinc and 8% tin. About Madhya Pradesh Capital: Bhopal           Governor: Mangubhai C. Patel    Chief minister:Shivraj Singh Chouhan