Bharat Yagnik
TNN (India)
AHMEDABAD: Indians won't have to go all the way to Cambodia to see Angkor Wat, considered to be one of the biggest religious structures in the world, which was constructed in the 12th century. It is thronged by 2 million visitors every year. A replica of the entire temple is slated to be constructed in the Vaishali district of Bihar. The city will have a lion's share in executing the project as a city-based temple architect has been entrusted with the construction of the mega structure.
Piyush Sompura of Panna Craft, a city-based firm specializing in temple construction all over India, told TOI that ever since he had seen Angkor Wat, he had a dream to replicate it. The dream has been realized. "I was contacted by Bihar Mahavir Mandir Trust, the organization that was planning to make Virat Angkor Wat Ram Mandir," he said. "It will be a temple dedicated to Lord Ram, on the outskirts of Patna and I immediately joined the project."
Sompura said that the 900 feet long and 270 feet tall structure is expected to be finished in the next five years at the cost of Rs 150 crore, employing 900 masons. The temple, complete with sprawling campuses and gardens, will have 21 shikhars, he added. His son Dhruv will assist him in the task.
"The temple's main deity is Lord Ram and Sita along with Luv and Kush and sage Valmiki," said Sompura. "However, we are planning to construct temples of various incarnations of Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesha and Surya among others. Being true to the original form, the temple will have Dravidian and Nagar styles of architecture and it will be constructed with 2.5 crore cubic feet of Chunar stone of pink hue."
3 comments:
Low life Indian always think they are number 1. They picked on China in the 50's, 60's and PRC kicked their ass. China almost took the Indian Capital until Mao called his army back. Then they picked on Pakistan who is smaller than them. The Pakistani also kicked the Indian ass. The Indian is a backward society even worship everything even rats and monkeys etc., etc., etc. They started up jet fighter, MBT tank projects and they failed miserably. They are a looser. Now they picked on little, tiny, poor, helpless Cambodia and of course we couldn't do anything to hurt them back.
I say Cambodia government have to find every International laws that protect COPY RIGHT. Yesterday I talked to my co-worker from German who mentioned that his friends visited Ankor Wat Temple. So I mentioned to him, hey the Indian will build replica of our Angkor Wat but larger scale. You know what this German said. " CAMBODIAN ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE WAS BUILD BY HUNDRED THOUSANDS HUMAN HANDS AND BUILD IN LATE 11th AND 12th CENTURY AND CONSIDERED REAL ANTIQUE RUINS AND THE INDIAN COPY IN 21th CENTURY BUILD MOSTLY BY MACHINES HELP. I WOULD WANT TO SPEND MY MONEY GOING TO SEE REAL ONE NOT FAKE, COPY ONE" this is his own words. That make me felt better. Cambodia justice will prevail.
Cheap Indians,
Can you damn people stop dreaming about stealing (by replicating) the Khmer soul Angkor Wat?
You can make a giant temple called Shit and nobody complaint about you. But don't copy Angkor Wat.
Copying Angkor Wat is a crime stupid Indians. I have always liked and respected Indian people up to this day.
Now, there is a question why Indian people used Acid to clean Angkor Wat? What was the ulterior motive of using Acid? Maybe something fishy in those Indian minds: destroying Angkor Wat.
Cheap architect,
We are 21st century,
copie the old one, that is the cheap architect, cheap idea, shame on you and on indians,
the lightning will explose you and the new temple down,
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