Shifting Of Warrior-Horse Replica, Bhubaneswar’s Identity from Master Canteen Square To Raj Bhawan Square

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): The iconic replica of the famous sculpture of Sun Temple at Konark showcasing a warrior with the horse is set to be shifted from Master Canteen Square to Raj Bhawan Square.

The sculpture has been an identity of Bhubaneswar for decades, the ancient stonework built by late eminent sculptor Padma Vibhushan Raghunath Mohapatra and was installed at the Master Canteen Square. The Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) had proposed relocation of the sculpture for a multi-modal hub project at the Bhubaneswar Railway Station and was approved at a meeting chaired by Ranjan Das, the Director of Culture, on June 8.

The Culture Director said the Statue will lose its visibility as broaden of roads and construction of a multi-modal hub has been planned in the area under the Smart City project “That is why it was decided to shift it to the vicinity of Governor House where it would get proper visibility. Another reason to shift it near the statue of Madhu Babu was his connection with the black horse and State emblem,”

Despite being the landmark of Bhubaneswar, the statue has been neglected for several years, and due to lack of maintenance, the beauty of the sculpture was damaged. It is found at the center of the official logo of the Odisha Government logo.