Cement Connection with Madame Tussauds

Hello All,


Before I start, please check out the below picture. What do you see unique on them? Guesses please..





No..no. Nothing related to the rumor that Tamilnadu Government has changed the dates of Pongal to April-14th!!


Well if you are like me, NOT sure about the unique feature, here is the fact about the picture: I am sure you would have heard about the Wax museum, pretty commonly heard term if you have some globetrotter friends. However have you heard about Cement Museum and that too in India? Believe me All statues are made out of CEMENT which is difficult than that of making in wax. It is tougher than Wax yet the following pictures you would see are more natural than the Wax counterparts are.
There are much more samples if you would like to proceed ahead. 

Madame Tussauds wax museum in London is a remarkable undertaking of the creative spirit of Man which has now spread to a dozen countries over the world. It forms a chain from Amsterdam, Berlin, Las Vegas, New York City, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Washington, D.C., with an additional location scheduled to open in Hollywood in 2009. These Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars, criminals and murderers. “Known as Madame Tussauds museums, they are owned by a leisure company called Merlin Entertainments, following the acquisition of The Tussauds Group in May 2007.”  Perhaps taking the much needed inspiration from the Tussauds,we appear to have now a unique piece of work in a small place in southern Maharashtra, India,

Perhaps the only project in India it is situated at Shri Kshetra Siddhagiri Math, Kaneri, Tal. Karveer, District Kolhapur. The place is near Kolhapur city on Pune Bangalore Highway.  Shri Kshetra Siddhagiri Math has a history of more than 1000 years, and is a holy place of worship of Lord Mahadeva. There is deep calm in the vicinity around the museum, a hilly place with a good collection of Flora and Fauna.


Here a few evocative features of this unique enterprise where life in its quiet sedateness has a living simplicity and charm.

Finally, the Siddhagiri Museum website states the motive of these attempts as : "The Museum projects the entire village as a single family, and as single family members in a joint family. No adulteration, no cut thought practice, no mad Rat Race, No pollution, but Caring, and delightful atmosphere, no bitter feeling, but fertile land, clean water, clean air, quality food, maximum use of natural resources, cattle field, livestock, job satisfaction. All these things are reflecting the beauty, Joy, satisfaction of human race and oneness with nature. It advises us to get back to nature, without disturbing the equilibrium of nature and many other things which are beyond our imagination."

Oh boy!! Such an environment is more mouthwatering that I really wish to teleport myself to such a place. 

How about you??