A life-size silicon statue of the eighth Mahadasoha Peetadhipathi of Sharnabasaveshwar Samasthana and Chancellor of the Sharnbasva University Sharanabasawappa Appa installed at Sharnbasaveshwar Shrine in Kalaburagi has become the cynosure of all eyes.
The statue of Dr. Appa in a seating posture was carved by Bengaluru-based sculptor Anand Bilagi, who is a specialist in sculpting bronze, fiber, wax, and silicon statues. It has been placed in the shrine for the benefit of visitors and devotees to have a darshan and seek blessings at the time when Dr. Appa will not be available for physical darshan.
“It was a challenging task to bring all the features of Dr. Appaji in their true form and give the feeling of a real person to the statue. I took around four months to design and sculpt this statue,” said Mr. Bilagi who visited the Dasoha Mahamane twice to meet Dr. Appa and take measurements.
