Viraat Ramayan Mandir

Viraat Ramayan Mandir is an upcoming Hindu temple complex[1] in Kesaria, Bihar, India, with an estimated budget of ₹500 crore (US$70 million).[2] When completed, it will be the largest religious monument in the world.[3] The Virat Ramayan Mandir will be almost double the height of the world-famous 12th century Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, which is 215 feet high.[4] The temple will have a hall with a seating capacity of 20,000 people.[5] The construction of the temple is scheduled to start in June 2015, but has since been delayed following the Cambodia government's protest to the government of India.[6]

Viraat Ramayan Mandir
विराट रामायण मंदिर
Plan of Viraat Ramayan Mandir
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictEast Champaran
DeityRama
Location
LocationKesaria
StateBihar
CountryIndia
Location in Bihar
Geographic coordinates26.365°N 84.873°E / 26.365; 84.873
Architecture
CreatorMahavir Mandir Trust, Patna
Website
viraatramayanmandir.net

Planning

The temple is inspired from the Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia and Rameshwaram and Minakashi Temples in India. The temple will comprise 18 homes for various Hindu gods with focus on Lord Rama and Sita.[7] The plan is spearheaded by Acharya Kishore Kunal.

Patna based, Mahavir Mandir Trust first proposed the project, under the name of Viraat Angkor Wat Ram Mandir in Hajipur,[8] the twin city of Patna. But temple trust acquired 161 acres of land in East Champaran district[9] and therefore the earlier site of Hajipur had been abandoned.

In August 2012, after the concern and sentiment of the Cambodia Government,[10] when Indian Government asked Mahavir Mandir Trust not to build the exact replica of Angkor Wat.[11] The trust changed the name from Virat Angkor Wat Ram Temple to Virat Ramayan Mandir. On November 13, 2013, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar unveiled a model of the temple.[12]

Location

It is located at a distance of 60 km from Vaishali and at a distance of 120 km from Patna, the capital of Bihar, 13 km from Chakia, and 96 km from Raxaul. Its exact location is at Janaki Nagar near Kesaria in North Bihar. It will be spread over an area of 200 acres[13] at Bahuara-Kathwalia villages on Kesariya-Chakia road in East Champaran district. It will be 2800 ft in length, 1400 ft in width and 405 ft in height.[9][14]

See also

References
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  3. "Ground-breaking of the Ramayan Temple on June 21". PatnaDaily.Com. 2013-09-29. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  4. "World's largest temple to be built in India – after Muslims donate the land for Hindu shrine". telegraph.co.uk. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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  6. "Cambodian government protested in June". indiatoday.co.in. 2015-05-07. Archived from the original on 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
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  8. "Angkor Wat temple 'Bhumi-pujan' today - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-03-05. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  9. "Site Plan". Viraat Ramayan Mandir. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  10. Justine Drennan & Phak Seangly (2012-08-10). "Plans for Indian 'Angkor' tweaked, National, Phnom Penh Post". Phnompenhpost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  11. "India to build replica of Cambodia's Angkor Wat". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  12. "Model of world's". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04.
  13. "Work on world's largest Hindu temple to begin by June-end". The Times of India. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  14. "'Donate a sq feet' scheme for Viraat Ramayan Mandir - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
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