epaselect epa12625437 The statue towers over visitors during the opening ceremony of the 42-foot statue of Nilkanth Varni at the BAPS Hindu Mandir and Cultural Complex in North Riding, Johannesburg, South Africa, 04 January 2026. The 42-foot bronze image of Nilkanth Varni, a late eighteenth-century yogi and spiritual luminary, is made primarily of copper and brass and weighs approximately 20 tons. The BAPS Hindu Mandir is the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK
