In a touching display of communal harmony, the Muslims in Bihar have donated huge area of land to build the world's largest Hindu temple. The Patna based Mahavir Mandir Trust will oversee the constructing of this gigantic Virat Ram Mandir, which will boast a capacity of roofing as many as 22,000 people at once. The proposed temple will be of 2,500 feet long, 1,296 feet wide and 379 feet high.

Apart from donating the land, the Muslims have also sold the land at nominal costs. Not stopping with the land donation, the Muslims have also volunteered themselves to construct the temple along with the Hindus. This gesture is winning praises even from the staunch Hindu loyalists. The secretary of the Mahavir Mandir Trust, Acharya Kishore Kunal said, "Without help of Muslims, it would have been difficult realise this dream project."

Estimated at a cost of 500 crores, the temple's construction will commence in June at Janaki Nagar in Kesaria in East Champaran district. Taking the area's proximity to Nepal, the engineers are ensuring that the temple is earthquake-proof. The Ram Mandir will now beat the record of world's largest Hindu temple which is held by Cambodia's most attractive pious and tourist spot, Angkor Wat Temple Complex which stands at a height of 215 feet.