Gigantic buddha BY BABASAB PATIL Gigantic buddha PICTURE BY BABASAB PATIL

1. The gigantic Buddha is situated in the small town of Leshan
in Sichuan province of China, on the head of the rivers Min and Dadu.

18. It was constructed in the year 713 A.D . It took 90 years to complete it.

34. The Buddha measures 71 meters in height. Legend has is that he protects the
navigators from drowning in the turbulent waters of the region. While carving the
statue, all extra rocks feel into the river thus blocking all the cavities making the
area less dangerous
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