Michael Jackson Granite Statue From India To Be Donated To Neverland

February 8, 2010 10:50 a.m. EST

Mumbai, India (CNS) - A Michael Jackson statue made from 12-feet, 3.5 ton single black granite will be donated to the late music icon's Neverland Valley Ranch in Santa Barbara, California, according to recent reports.

The creators of the statue, Chennai, India-based granite firm RC Golden Granites, wrote to the Jackson family to present their gift. They reportedly also offered to pay for the freight charges from India to U.S.

The statue was reportedly sculpted out of a single rock from Kanakapura mines by six craftsmen in 45 days. It has been displayed at Stona 2010: Ninth International Granites and Stone Fair from February 4 to 7 in Bangalore.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said the King of Pop, who unexpectedly died in June, had a special bond with India and Hinduism. Reports said Jackson learned how to meditate, and was reading India's first Noel Laureate Rabindranath's poems during the last days of his life.