These are some of our favourite statues of Mahatma Gandhi from around the world

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Here is a look at some of the statues of Mahatma Gandhi from around the world.

By CNBC-TV18Oct 2, 2019 4:02:46 PM IST (Published)

The bust of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled in 2012 by President Pratibha Patil at Constitution Hill has become a focal point for marking both the birth and death anniversaries of the iconic leader, in Johannesburg. (PTI Photo)

A statue of the young lawyer Mohandas Gandhi stands tall at Gandhi Square, outside the offices where he once had his legal practice in central Johannesburg. (PTI Photo)

Local community leaders and Indian mission heads at the launch of the Gandhi statue at the Trade Route Mall in Lenasia, near Johannesburg in South Africa. (PTI Photo)

School children pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's statue on Gandhi Jayanti, in Beijing, China. October 2 has acquired special significance for Beijing ever since the statue of Gandhi, sculpted by China's acclaimed sculptor and artist Yuan Xikun was installed at the famous Chaoyang park in 2005, providing an opportunity for his admirers in the Communist nation to pay homage to the apostle of peace. (PTI Photo)

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi seen at a park in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)

Visiting India's minister of external affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar unveils a statue of Mahatma Gandhi with Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto, right, in Helsinki, Finland Friday, September 20, 2019. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)