Bihar’s Muslims Donate Land for World’s Largest Hindu Temple

In a heartening display of fraternity, Muslims from Bihar have donated land to build the world’s largest temple.

Hindu and Muslim school children offer prayers for peace. (Photo: Reuters)

A group of Muslims in Bihar have displayed one of the values our Constitution holds most dear. In a heartening display of bhaichara (fraternity) Muslims from Bihar have donated land to build the world’s largest temple.

Muslims have not only donated land, they have also provided land at a nominal rate for construction of the world’s largest Hindu temple. Without help of Muslims, it would have been difficult to realise this dream project.
– Acharya Kishore Kunal, Secretary, Mahavir Mandir Trust to IANS

The temple will be able to hold a staggering 20,000 people and will be constructed in Janki Nagar in East Champaran district. It will cost Rs 500 crore to build.

Acharya Kishore Kunal also told IANS that the Virat Ramayan Mandir will be taller than the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, which is 215 feet high. The temple complex will comprise 18 temples with high spires and its Shiv temple would have the largest Shivling in the world, another distinction.

An important topical consideration? “The temple will be earthquake proof since it is near the Nepal border,” Kunal told IANS.