The Statue of Union, a 90-foot-tall bronze murti of Lord Hanuman, has been unveiled in Texas near Houston. It is the third tallest statue in the US, and symbolises "a new milestone in the cultural ...

Indian mythologist and writer Devdutt Pattanaik has claimed that a Hanuman statue built in Texas is based on the Thai Buddha's gesture of "do not fight.” The statue has both its arms raised.