visit to Christ the Redeemer

The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil during her visit to Christ the Redeemer at the hill top in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 14, 2008.

The President’s visit to the Christ the Redeemer statue, would have been a washout, had not the 130-feet tall stone statue atop the Corcovado mountain, shown itself for a split second through mist and rain.
It was this momentary “darshan” that saved the day for Indian officials, who had planned the late evening visit through blinding fog. What the President missed, of course, was the panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro.
The President, accompanied by her family, political and official members of her delegation, was moving around, asking questions and making remarks.
As she posed for photographs, the mist suddenly cleared and there stood the statue — gigantic and all encompassing.
Since being placed atop the Corcovado mountain in 1931, the statue has become one of the most famous symbols of Rio.