Replicating the world largest Hindu temple in Combodia's Angkor Wat, the Bihar Mahavir Mandir Trust (BMMT) has said they will build a bigger temple in Bihar's Vaishali district.
To be built at a cost of Rs 1000 million, the five-storied
and 222-feet tall temple will come up at a sprawling campus spread over 15
acres at a place near Ismailpur village on Hajipur-Bidupur road, which will be
christened as Angkor Nagar, BMMT's secretary and ex-IPS officer Acharya Kishore
Kunal told mediapersons.
Land worth around Rs 30 crores has already been acquired for
the purpose from locals, he said.
The proposed temple will be named 'Virat Angkor Wat Ram Mandir' and it will house the statues of
Radha-Krishna, Shiva-Parvati, Ganesh, Surya, Vishnu and ten incarnations of
Lord Vishnu.
It will take five years to construct the temple and another
five years to give the final touches to it, Kunal added.
On selection of the specific site for construction of the
world's largest Hindu temple, he said the place has mythological significance
as it was said that the deities Ram, Lakshman and Vishvamitra had set their
foot on the village and were welcomed by the King Sumati of the Vaishali kingdom.
The 'bhumi pujan'
for the proposed temple will be held tomorrow, Kunal said adding the temple was
being constructed to mark the centenary celebrations of the BMMTs.
Angkor Wat
The Angkor Wat temple was built in Cambodia during the rule of
Cambodian king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and
capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to
have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first
Hindu, dedicated to the Supreme God Vishnu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the
top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol
of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime
attraction for visitors.
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