STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES OF INDIA
BIHAR - Info / Snippets
* 18 Jan 2026
The Viraat Ramayan Mandir is a monumental Hindu temple complex
under construction near Kesaria, Bihar, India. Once completed, it will
be the world's largest religious monument, standing at 405ft (~123m)
tall, spanning 2,800ft length and 1,400ft width, with space for 20,000
devotees at a time. It is located at a distance of 60 km from Vaishali
and at a distance of 120 km from Patna, the capital of Bihar. Its exact
location is at Janaki Nagar near Kesaria in North Bihar. It will be
spread over an area of 200 acres at Bahuara-Kathwalia villages on
Kesariya-Chakia road in East Champaran district.
World's Largest Shivling, carved from a single piece of black
granite travelled nearly 2,500 kilometres from Mahabalipuram in Tamil
Nadu to Bihar over 45 days using a specially designed multi-axle
transport vehicle. The massive Shivling is 33 feet tall, weighs around
210 tonnes, and has an equal circumference, making it the largest
Shivling ever created from a single stone ...Read more at india-info.org
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