The construction of Virat Ramayana temple will start from June 20. Patna News – Times of India

Patna: The construction of the world’s largest religious monument ‘Virat Ramayana Temple’ will start from June 20 this year.
The way has been cleared and all preparations have been made to start the construction work of the temple on a 125-acre plot at Bahuara-Kathwali village (Janki Nagar) on the Kesariya-Chakia road in East Champaran district. 20 June is an auspicious day. Because the ‘Rath Yatra’ of Lord Jagannath will start on this day. It is also Tuesday, which is considered to be the day of Lord Hanuman. So, we have decided to make a fresh start,” said Acharya Kishor, secretary of the Mahavir temple trust committee. Kunal Said here on Sunday.
“We had to wait for about eight years to start building this Ram Mandir Due to protests from the Cambodian government in 2015. The Cambodian government’s protest followed the report of its acting ambassador, Hun Han, on May 31, 2015, after a visit to the temple site. The report said that the proposed temple would be a ‘replica’ of Angkor Wat. The issue has now been resolved as the proposed Virat Ramayana is only a part of the architectural design of the temple. Angkor Wat Cambodia Temple. The design has some similarity with the Rameshwaram and Madurai temples. Tamil NaduKunal said.
Kunal visited on Saturday Kesariya Along with a team of engineers, who are involved in the construction of the Ram temple, and held a meeting with the DM and SP of East Champaran. The district administration assured all possible cooperation in the construction work. “The length of the temple will be 1080 feet and the width will be 540 feet. Its grandeur can be gauged from its height of 270 feet. Around 20,000 people can worship Lord Rama, Sita and Hanuman together. There will be 22 temples here.” The secretary of the trust committee said, the complex has 12 tall minarets dedicated to various Hindu deities.
Kunal said, “The built-up area of ​​the temple will be over 3.76 lakh square feet and it will have the biggest and tallest lingam being built in Mahabalipuram. Its height will be 33 feet.” The upcoming temple will fall on the Ram-Janaki road connecting Ayodhya with Janakpur.
Kunal said that the temple will be constructed as per the guidelines of seismic zone-five to protect it from any possible danger of earthquake.
(With inputs from Chandra Bhushan Pandey, Motihari)