World's largest Hindu temple to come up in Bihar

Bihar would soon have the world's largest Hindu temple to be built on the lines of Combodia's Angkor Wat, that currently holds the feat.

The Bihar Mahavir Mandir Trust (BMMT) said "they will build a bigger temple in Bihar's Vaishali district than the 12th century Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia."

To be built at a cost of Rs 100 crores, 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 said.


Land worth around Rs 30 crore has already been acquired for the purpose from locals, he said.

The proposed temple will be named 'Virat Angkor Wat Ram Mandir' and will house the statues of Lord Radha-Krishna, Shiva-Parvati, Ganesh, Surya, Vishnu, along with the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu.

"It will take up to five years to construct the temple and another five years to give finishing touches to it," Kunal said.

On selection of the specific site for construction, he said the place has mythological significance as it is said that the deities Ram, Lakshman and Vishvamitra had set foot on the village and were welcomed by King Sumati of the Vaishali kingdom.

The Angkor Wat temple was built in Cambodia in 12th century during the rule of then Cambodian King Suryavarman (1141-1152 AD).