World’s largest Buddha Avalokiteshvara statue made of immortelle flowers

The members of LinhPhuoc Pagoda set a record for building a Buddha Avalokiteshvara Statue made of immortelle flowers in front of a bell-tower (7 floors) in LinhPhuoc Pagoda on the occasion of Da Lat Flower Festival 2010 held from January 1- January 4. The statue, made up of 650,000 immortelle flowers (1,630 kg) by 30 artisans and 600 Buddhists in 36 days (from November 25, 2009 to December 31, 2009), measures 17 m in height and weighs 3 tons.  It was unveiled on December 31, 2009 at Vietnam.