Work on the second phase of Virat Ramayan Mandir has begun
– Photo : Amar Ujala
Expansion
The second phase of work has started on the world-class Virat Ramayan Mandir being built in Kathwalia of Kalyanpur block of East Champaran district. This temple will be three times bigger than the Ram Mandir of Ayodhya. It is believed that Lord Ram’s wedding procession stopped here while returning from Janakpur.
According to information, Hindu and Muslim people of the village have donated land for the temple. Acharya Kishor Kunal, secretary of Patna Mahavir Mandir, presented the replica of the temple to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in November 2013. At that time, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati of Dwarka Peeth was also present. Acharya Kunal presented the replica of the temple to President Draupadi Murmu when she visited Raj Bhavan last year. He had proposed to attend the proposed inauguration of the temple. According to Acharya Kishor Kunal, the temple will be ready in two years.
Kishore Kunal said that the work of carving the Shivling in Mahabalipuram is in progress. Bringing the Shivling to Motihari will prove to be a test. The obstacles will be removed to bring it. He said that the work of the first phase started on 20 June 2023. Which was completed in ten months. During this, 3,200 underground pillars have been built by going to a depth of 100 feet. The work of the second phase has also started, under which work will be done up to a height of 26 feet from the plinth level. Once constructed, it will be 1,080 feet long, 540 feet wide, and 270 feet high. The length of the Ram temple of Ayodhya is 360 feet, width 235 and height 161 feet. The largest Shivling will be installed in the 22 temples in the Virat Ramayana Temple complex, which will be 33 feet high, 33 feet round and weigh 210 metric tons. At present, the largest Shivalinga is installed in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, which was built by the king of the Chola dynasty.
Kishore Kunal said that after the plinth, three floors will be built. Each floor will be 18 feet high. Rs 185 crore will be spent on the second phase of work. In the third phase, the spire will be built and the entire temple will be finalized. The temple will have a total of 12 spires, of which the main spire will be 270 feet high. So far, the trust has not taken donations for the construction of the temple. The Mahavir Mandir Trust is bearing the cost of the construction of the temple from its internal sources. The work of the temple has been given to M/s Suntech Infra Solution Private Limited on the basis of tender, which will be supervised by Tata Engineering Limited.