WORLD’S TALLEST SHIVLINGA WILL ARRIVE AT BHOJPUR THIS MONTH

WORLD’S TALLEST SHIVLINGA WILL ARRIVE AT BHOJPUR THIS MONTH

4-DEC-ENG 8

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA---------------------------People associated with the Mahavir Mandir Trust and the general public will be able to visit Sakkadi, Janakinagar in East Champaran, Bihar..

People associated with the Mahavir Mandir Trust and the general public will be able to visit Sakkadi in East Champaran, Bihar. Koilwar, a correspondent. The world's tallest Shivalinga, prepared for installation in the Virat Ramayana Temple under construction in Janakinagar, East Champaran, Bihar, will be brought to Bhojpur this month.

Preparations are underway to welcome the giant Shivalinga at the Hanuman Temple, operated by the Mahavir Mandir Trust, located in Sakkadi, Koilwar block. Here, both trust members and the general public will visit and worship the Shivalinga. The magnificent 33-foot-tall Shivalinga, weighing 210,000 kilograms, will complete its 2,300-kilometer journey and stop in Sakkadi, Bhojpur district.

From here, it will reach East Champaran via the Ganga Bridge. A Shivalinga carved from black granite stone is being brought to Pattikadu village in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, on a special 96-wheeled truck. From Tamil Nadu, it will reach Bihar via Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh. Several roads along the route have been widened and bridges strengthened to support the weight of the massive Shivalinga. The Shivalinga is expected to reach Champaran by the end of this month. The administration will be tasked with guiding the trailer loaded with Shivalingas through the Ara-Patna and Ara-Chhapra four-lane roads. The world's largest temple is being built. The temple under construction in Janakinagar, between Kesaria and Chakia in East Champaran district, is 1,080 feet long and 540 feet wide. It will be the world's largest temple. It will have 18 spires and 22 smaller shrines. The main spire will be 270 feet tall, and the four smaller spires will be 180 feet, one 135 feet, eight 108 feet, and one 90 feet. Ten years have passed in the construction of this Shivalinga. Sayan Kunal, son of the late Padma Shri Acharya Kishore Kunal, a member of the Bihar State Religious Trust Council, stated that this Shivalinga, carved from granite, is the only Shivalinga carved from a single stone in the world. This massive Shivalinga was transported to Bihar via truck trailer amid chanting of mantras. This unique Shivalinga was created by renowned sculptor Loknath of Mahabalipuram and his team after ten years of rigorous practice. The construction cost approximately three crore rupees. One thousand eight smaller Shivalingas have also been carved on the Shivalinga, making it even more special and rare. It is hoped that after completion, the temple will become a major center of global religious tourism and further enhance Bihar's image on the world stage.