ot ive ▁St up as ▁ ▁Mon ol ith ▁statue ▁of ▁Bud d ha ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁a ▁project ▁called ▁the ▁" B ud d ha ▁Po orn ima ▁Project " ▁was ▁proposed . ▁Under ▁this ▁project , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁tall est ▁standing ▁mon ol ith ▁statue ▁of ▁Bud d ha ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁Made ▁out ▁of ▁gran ite , ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁car ved ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 ▁sculpt ors ▁in ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁on ▁completion ▁it ▁we ighed ▁ 4 4 0 ▁t onnes ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁height ▁of ▁. ▁However , ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁statue ▁was ▁transport ed ▁to ▁city ▁of ▁Hy der abad ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁instead , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁the ▁H uss ain ▁sag ar ▁lake ▁and ▁stands ▁today . ▁ ▁Ar che ological ▁find ings ▁One ▁Mah a St up a , ▁fifteen ▁regular - s ized ▁and ▁approximately ▁one ▁hundred ▁small ▁St up as ▁have ▁been ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁Ch and av aram ▁Buddh ist ▁site . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁Mah a ▁Cha ity a , ▁Sil am and apa , ▁V ih ara ▁and ▁the ▁V ot ive ▁St up as , ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁dozen ▁" B ud dh ist ▁sl abs " ▁( decor ated ▁with ▁designs ▁and ▁ins cri ptions ) ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁discovered . ▁ ▁Pil fer age ▁Pil fer age ▁of