Man has lifelike wax sculpture made of his dead wife for housewarming

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A businessman in India made sure his wife’s memory would be kept alive forever.

Srinivasa Gupta, 57, unveiled a lifelike wax figure of his deceased wife Madhavi on Saturday at his new bungalow in Koppal, a district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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The home was built specifically in Madhavi’s honor, according to The News Minutes. Before her death in a car crash three years ago, she had reportedly dreamed of having a bungalow.

A year after her death, Gupta decided to build the bungalow in her memory.

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According to The News Minute, he reportedly talked with 25 architects before deciding to hire Mahesh Rangannadavaru, who suggested commissioning a statue of Madhavi. He even recommended a toymaker to build the figure.

“I don’t regret it at all,” Gupta reportedly said. “This is the kind of gesture I was looking for. I placed the order about a year ago. I gave them several pictures of my wife. She looks so real.”

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Gupta’s bungalow was completed in July, but he waited until Saturday to hold a housewarming party to show off the house -- and the statue.

He reportedly warned family there would be a surprise, but didn’t tell them what it was.

“Everyone was so surprised,” he said. “They all believed for a few seconds that it could actually be my wife. It was my wife’s dream to construct a bungalow. Now she is not there to live in it. The statue is a way to reinforce that she is still here.”

Gupta made the statue to keep his wife's memory alive forever after she died three years ago. (iStock)

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