August 01, 2023
The construction of the Viraat Ramayan Mandir, which is set to be the world’s largest Ramayan temple, commenced on June 20 in East Champaran district, Bihar. The three-storey temple will be built on 3.76 lakh sq ft of land. The 405ft high, 2,800ft long and 1,400ft wide structure will have 12 domes. It will also house a Shivling, which will be 33ft high. The height of the Viraat Ramayan Mandir is expected to surpass the height of the Angkor Wat temple complex in Camb-odia, which is the world’s largest religious structure as per the Guinness World Records. The cost of the project is `500 crore and its construction is expected to be completed by 2025. The temple is expected to accom-modate around 20,000 people at a time.
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