Viraat Ramayan Mandir
Plan of Viraat Ramayan Mandir
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictEast Champaran
Location
LocationKesaria
CountryIndia
Architecture
CreatorMahavir Mandir Trust, Patna
Website
official page

Viraat Ramayan Mandir is an upcoming Hindu temple complex that began construction[1] in Kesaria, Bihar, India, in 2012 with an estimated budget of ₹500 crore.[2] When completed, it will be the largest religious monument in the world, even larger than the Angkor Wat, Cambodia.[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.The temple will have a hall with a seating capacity of 20,000 people.[4]

Planning

The temple is inspired from the Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia and Rameshwaram and Minakashi Temples in India. The temple will comprise of 18 homes for various Hindu gods with focus on Lord Ram and Sita.[5] 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, the twin city of Patna. But temple trust acquired 110 acres of land in East Champaran district and therefore the earlier site of Islampur near Hajipur was moved to Kesariya, Bihar.

In August 2012, after the concern and sentiment of the Cambodia Government,[6] when Indian Government asked Mahavir Mandir Trust not to build the exact replica of Angkor Wat.[7] The trust changed the name from Virat Angkor Wat Ram Temple to Virat Ramayan Mandir.[8] On November 13,2013, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar unveiled a model of the temple.[9]

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. Its exact location is at Janaki Nagar (now Angkor Nagar) near Kesaria in North Bihar. It is spread over an area of 200 acres at Bahuara-Kathwalia villages on Kesariya-Chakia road in East Champaran district. It will be 2268 ft in length, 1296 ft in width and 440 ft in height.[10][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "BMahavir Temple second highest income earner in north India after Vaishno Devi". Bihartimes.in. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  2. ^ a b "Viraat Ramayan Mandir, Bihar". Mahavirmandirpatna.org. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  3. ^ "Ground-breaking of the Ramayan Temple on June 21". PatnaDaily.Com. 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  4. ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/virat-mandir-in-bihar-to-overtak-angkor-wat-as-worlds-largest-hindu-temple/1/312759.html
  5. ^ TNN Jun 21, 2012, 05.51AM IST (2012-06-21). "'Bhumi pujan' of largest Hindu temple today - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Justine Drennan and Phak Seangly (2012-08-10). "Plans for Indian 'Angkor' tweaked, National, Phnom Penh Post". Phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  7. ^ "India to build replica of Cambodia's Angkor Wat". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  8. ^ A. Srivathsan (2012-08-10). "Bihar temple not meant to be replica of Angkor Wat: Trust". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  9. ^ timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Model-of-worlds-largest-Hindu-temple-unveiled-in-Bihar/articleshow/25712243.cms
  10. ^ "'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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