Sikkim is set to add a new spiritual and tourism landmark with the inauguration of the Vishwa Vinayak Mandir at Rungdung, near Rhenock bazaar on October 3, 2016. The temple devoted to Lord Ganesha will be the first of its kind Ganesh temple in Northeast India. Vishwa Vinayak Mandir is inspired by the famous Siddhivinayak temple of Mumbai.
"This temple has a rare 12-feet Ganesh statue depicting 16 hands on the main altar. Traditionally, Lord Ganesha is depicted with 4 or 8 hands," said architect Kiran Rasaily, adding, "Also 51 variants of Ganesh statues have been installed on the walls of the temple."
Rasaily further informed that the temple has been developed on the lines of a Ved Pathshala, thus it will serve both as shrine as well as a Vedic learning centre.
The temple complex also has series of statues and objects depicting Samudra Manthan, a Hanuman mandir based on Ramayana, a Shivling, nine realms or galaxy, the emphasis of solar eclipse in Hindu mythology among others.
Hectic preparations are currently underway at the temple site in Rungdung for the inauguration. Around 200 artisans and workers are working round the clock to give final touch to the statues, sculptures and paintings that adorn the temple. The workers have come from Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal and Nepal. The Radha Krishna Mandir Samiti and local resident K.N. Adhikari had donated the land for the temple.
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