The largest Hindu temple of the world at Angkor Wat is being re-imagined and rebuilt in India after close to a millennium. The Angkor Wat temple was built by the emperor Suryavarma (1141-1152). The construction area of the main temple will be more than a hundred thousand square feet, with 5 shikharas similar to the Angkor Wat temple. The central shikhara will be 222 square feet tall. The temple complex will have temples dedicated to other deities such as Radha-Krishna, Shiva-Parvathi, Surya and the ten avataras of Vishnu. The temple committee estimates completion of the temple construction in 3-4 years with final stages estimated to take as long as 10 years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17259496
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Angkor-Wat-temple-Bhumi-pujan-today/articleshow/12141459.cms
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