India · Gujarat
Statue of Unity
The world's tallest statue at 182 m — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel above the Narmada at Kevadia, with a viewing gallery, Valley of Flowers, Cactus Garden, jungle safari, and a Gujarati food court.
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Best seasonOctober to March (pleasant for the open-air gardens and viewing gallery; Patel's birth anniversary on 31 October is a marquee day); avoid April-June heat above 42°C
- Vibe
- The world's tallest statue — Sardar Patel on the Narmada, Valley of Flowers, and a full-day family circuit
- Best season
- October to March (pleasant for the open-air gardens and viewing gallery; Patel's birth anniversary on 31 October is a marquee day); avoid April-June heat above 42°C
- Transit hubs
- Ekta Nagar (Kevadia) Railway Station serves the site directly; Vadodara Airport (BDQ) and Railway Station ~90 km; Ahmedabad ~200 km by road
- Vegetarian highlight
- Gujarati thali, dhokla and khaman at the Kevadia food court; fafda-jalebi breakfast; full vegetarian menus at the riverside resort restaurants
- Pulse
- Viewing-gallery tickets are timed and sell out on weekends and holidays — book online in advance; the statue is closed to visitors every Monday for maintenance
Known for
- worlds tallest statue
- sardar patel
- kevadia
- narmada
- valley of flowers
- family friendly
- gujarat
Statue of Unity
About Statue of Unity
The Statue of Unity, at Kevadia in Gujarat's Narmada district, is the tallest statue in the world — a 182-metre bronze-clad figure of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950), independent India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, the man who integrated 562 princely states into the Indian Union.
- Designed by the celebrated sculptor Ram V.
- Sutar and inaugurated on 31 October 2018 (Patel's 143rd birth anniversary), the statue stands on Sadhu Bet, a river islet facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam, connected to the mainland by a 300-metre bridge.
- The height of 182 metres was deliberately chosen to match the number of seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, and the total structure including its base reaches 240 metres.
- A high-speed lift carries visitors to a viewing gallery at 153 metres, set at the level of Patel's chest, with a panoramic view over the Narmada river basin, the dam, and the Satpura and Vindhya ranges.
- The site has grown into a full-day, family-friendly destination rather than a single monument: the Valley of Flowers (Bharat Van) runs 24 acres along the river with over 300 flower varieties; the Cactus Garden holds 450 species; the Vishwa Van forest gathers flora from all seven continents; there is a jungle safari zoological park, a children's nutrition park, a river-rafting stretch, the Ekta (Unity) Cruise on Panchmuli Lake, and a nightly laser-and-sound show projected onto the statue.
- The Arogya Van herbal-wellness garden, the butterfly garden, and the Ekta Mall round out the complex, and many visitors stay overnight at the Tent City or the Narmada-view resorts to enjoy the gardens by day and the light show by night.
- For vegetarian travellers, the Kevadia complex is well served — a large food court offers Gujarati thali, dhokla, khaman, fafda-jalebi, and South Indian veg, and the resort restaurants serve full vegetarian menus.
- The best season is October to March; avoid the April-June heat.
- Kevadia is reached most easily from Vadodara (about 90 km), and the dedicated Ekta Nagar railway station now brings trains directly to the site.
Plan your visit
Turn this into a trip — pick a multi-day route, hop to a nearby city, or ask our guide for a custom all-vegetarian plan.