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Top 5 Largest Hindu Temple In World
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1) Angor Wat
Area(meter square):1,626,000
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About: Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres) which was built for king Suryavarman II (descendants of Cholas)in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious center since its foundation — first Hindu, dedicated to the god Shri Vishnu, then Buddhist.
2) Swaminarayan Akshardham
Area(meter square): 660,000
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About: The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville in Central New Jersey is a Hindu place of worship built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha . The mandir is built of hand-carved Italian Carrara marble, Turkish limestone, and Indian pink stone. The mandir was constructed according to guidelines outlined in ancient Vedas, or Hindu scriptures. According to The Times of India, 2,000 artisans in Rajasthan are hand-crafting the temples in Italian and Rajasthani marble.
3) Sri Ranganathasvamy Temple
Area(meter square): 631,000
Place: The city has also been ruled by the Pallavas, Pandyas, Vijayanagar Empire, Nayak Dynasty, the Carnatic state and the British. Click here to Get the answer Country:
About: The temple, located in Tamil Nadu, occupies an area of 156 acres (631,000 m²) . The temple is enclosed by seven concentric walls (termed prakarams (outer courtyard) or mathil suvar) .These walls are enclosed by 21 Gopurams. The Ranganathanswamy Temple complex with 49 shrines, all dedicated to Lord Vishnu, is so huge that it is like a city within itself. However, the entire temple is not used for the religious purpose, the first three out of seven concentric walls are used by private commercial establishments such as restaurants, hotels, flower market, and residential homes.
4) Chhatarpur Temple
Area (meter square): 280,000
Place: :Lies on several fault lines and thus experiences frequent earthquakes, most of them of mild intensity. There was a spike in the number of earthquakes between 2011 and 2015. Click Here To Know Country:
About: The temple was established in 1974, by Baba Sant Nagpal ji, who died in 1998. His samadhi shrine lies in the premises of the Shiv-Gauri Nageshwar Mandir within the temple complex. This temple is totally constructed from marble and on all the facets there is jaali (perforated stone or latticed screen) work. It can be classified a vesara style of architecture.
5) Akshardham Temple
Area(meter square) : 240,000
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About: Akshardham is a Hindu temple complex in Delhi, India. Also referred to as Swaminarayan Akshardham. The complex displays millennia of traditional Indian and Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture. The building was inspired and moderated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual head of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, whose 3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans construct Akshardham.
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