India to build replica of Cambodia's Angkor Wat The Mahavir Mandir Trust says its £12.5 million project will result in the world's tallest Hindu temple, standing 222 feet, or five stories, when finished in 10 years. It will still be slightly smaller than the famed Cambodian complex now used for Buddhist ceremonies. Trust Secretary Acharya Kishore Kunal said Tuesday that the new complex, located about 25 miles outside the Bihar state capital of Patna, will be named Angkor Nagar, using the Hindi word for "city." Its Cambodian predecessor, which is a Unesco world heritage site, was originally built in the early 1100s to worship the Hindu god Vishnu. The replica however will have Ram as the main deity, with his consort Sita. Mr Kunal conducted the temple's groundbreaking ceremony on Monday. Speaking to the Guardian, he said: "Someone told me the Cambodians are upset that I'm creating a replica of Angkor War. But why should they? If the Taj Mahal is recreated in he UK, we won't mind. We'll feel happy.