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Karnataka Industrialist Stuns Guests With Startlingly Lifelike Statue Of Wife
Bengaluru: At an industrialist's housewarming ceremony in Karnataka, guests were stunned to see his wife sit- ting on a sofa at the entrance. Srinivas Murthy's wife Madhavi had died three years ago in a car crash.
It was Madhavi's dream home and her family couldn't think of moving in without her.
The answer was a silicone statue so lifelike that the guests were speechless when they walked into the industrialist's new house in Koppala district, some 353 km from Bengaluru, and saw the lady of the house, smiling, in a pink
silk saree.
According to Mr Murthy, the statue was installed just ahead of the cer-
emony so his wife, Madhavi, could always live in her "dream home".
"It is a great feel- ing to have my wife again at my home; this was her dream home. The house was
designed as per her wishes and she alone was monitoring the progress of the construction of
the house," Mr Murthy said, adding he and his daughters missed her terribly.
"Artist Shreedhar Murthy from Bengaluru took a year to make the statue. Silicone was used instead of wax for durabil- ity," he said, adding that the statue was built inside the house with the help of their architect Ranghannanavar.
”Our architect suggested I get a silicone statue instead of a wax statue as we live in Koppal, which is a hot place, and an AC can't be used all the time to maintain correct tempera- ture for wax," Mr Murthy added.
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