Hanuman, in our mythological texts, helped build a bridge. But in Bengaluru, people destroyed a road for one Hanuman statue.

A mammoth 62-feet tall, 750-tonne Hanuman statue – which is to be installed at Kacharakanahalli, east Bengaluru – has inconvenienced many residents of Bengaluru’s Hennur and surrounding areas.

Incidentally, the 300-wheel vehicle ferrying the statue, commissioned by the Rama Chaithanya Vardhini Trust, was stalled at Hoskote in rural Bengaluru by the police over fears of poll conduct violation. The state government had also asked for a stay on the installation, citing that the land where it is to be installed is under dispute as it is reportedly part of a lake bed. A case in this regard is being heard by the Karnataka High Court.