A larger version of Cambodia's UNESCO World Heritage Site Angkor Wat is being built on the banks of the Ganges in the state of Bihar in India.
A foundation-laying ceremony for the temple took place on March 5 at the 16-hectare site near Hajipur, about 25 kilometers north of Bihar's capital Patna.
The Mahavir Mandir Trust will undertake the US$20 million project that will take an estimated 10 years to complete. The trust has built a number of hospitals and temples in Bihar, mainly funded by donations.
"The launch of the project has been timed to coincide with the ongoing centenary year celebrations of the foundation of Bihar," the trust's secretary, Acharya Kishore Kunal, told The Hindustan Times.
Angkor Wat is Cambodia's national icon and was built in the early 12th century by King Suryavarman II.
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