World’s Largest Hindu Temple in Bihar

Largest hindu temple in india: Replicating the world largest Hindu temple in Combodia's Angkor Wat, the Bihar Mahavir Mandir Trust (BMMT) said they will build a bigger temple in Bihar's Vaishali district. 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, Land worth around Rs 30 crores have already been acquired for the purpose from locals.

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 upto five years to construct the temple and another five years to give the final finishing touches to it.

The 'bhumi pujan' for the proposed temple will be held today, The temple was being constructed to mark the centenary celebrations of the BMMTs. The Angkor Wat temple was built in Cambodia in the 12th century during the rule of then Cambodian king Suryavarman (1141-1152 AD).