A statue of Arjuna in Jaipur is installed near the SMS Stadium on Tonk Road. The Statue ofArjuna was unveiled in line with the Arjuna award given by the Government of India to sportspersons, in recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of sports.
Arjuna was one of the five Pandava brothers from the epic Mahabharata. He plays a decisive role in Mahabharata. Bhagwat Gita mentions him along with Lord Krishna. He is considered as best Archer ever!! 
Another view of Arjuna Statue
Located on Tonk Road, at the entrance gate of SMS stadium, it aims to encourage sportspersons. The location couldn’t have been better, for its located right at the entrance of a sports complex.
The statue is 55 feet high made up of Ashtadhaatu – comprising eight metals. It weighs 7 tonnes & is placed on a pedestal. The cost of the statue is estimated to be Rs 2.75 Crore/ Rs 27.5 Million. The statue was made by Mr. Rajkumar Sharma, an artist.
The entire area has been beautifully landscaped and includes a cobbled stone path. Here are a few pictures.
Pink sandstone has been extensively used in this project along with black granite, at the base of the statue. This sandstone is typical to Karauli and Dholpur regions of Rajasthan. It is quite popular & used extensively in buildings in Jaipur.
There are plans to list all 44 Arjuna award winners from the state in an area specially designated around the statue. Here is a picture of this area.
On the pillars installed in the above picture, there are smaller statues depicting various sports. As of now, only a few statues have been installed. A large number of pillars are devoid of these small statues.
Arjuna statue near SMS Stadium, Jaipur
A close up of a few statues
Although the statue was unveiled in hurry, in November 2015 due to approaching Resurgent Rajasthan conclave, the project is yet to be completed, fully. Some smaller statues are yet to be installed along with names of Arjuna award winners. It is claimed that this project was conceived 7-8 years ago, but the change of Government caused the delays. It’s not really a tourist site but such installation surely adds to the beauty of the city and also acknowledge the achievements of deserving sportspersons.
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Nice concept of having Arjuna statue installed.
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Yes Somali, even the statue has been crafted beautifully!
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How do you get so many details on all this – The stone is from this area and all?
The concept of erecting statue and of mentioning awardees is great though!
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Alok…Some of these details flow from your own observations and rest from… curiosity! well, If change the way you look at things, its all different! It’s like a photographer would compose a picture differently from a lay man!
The place looks different in the night, when its all lit up! hope to capture that someday!
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Great descriptions to it 👍
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It’s good to see a space is developed to honour the achievers in sports along with the statue of Arjuna, the great archer.
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Yes indrajit, it’s a great initiative! 🙂
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This is a great initiative to honour the Arjuna award recipients and as well as beautify the area. Thanks for sharing this beautiful yet unknown of Jaipur.
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Yes, it is, Sarmistha. I’m sure Pune also has some lesser known gems 😊
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Yes there are a lot here too. 🙂
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Will look forward to knowing more about Pune from you 🙂
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I would love to share them once I compile. 🙂
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