Yakshi (sculpture)

Yakshi is a sculpture in Malampuzha park, Palakkad adjacent to the Malampuzha Dam in the Indian state of Kerala.

[1] Sculptored by Kanayi Kunhiraman, its construction was completed in 1969.

[2] It is a 30 ft (9.1 m) tall sculpture inspired by a nude female yakshi (Hinduist female spirit), with her legs spread out, breasts lifted, eyes raised to the sky in a semi-drowsy state and fingers running through her hair.

[5] Kunhiraman was honoured by Kerala Government in 2019 during the 50th anniversary of the sculpture.

[6] The sculpture have been criticised by some people for its nudity.