PATNA, INDIA, April 15, 2012 (Deccan Herald): The much-revered Mahavir Mandir in Patna added another feather to its cap when it became the second highest earner among all the temples in North India. The Vaishno Devi temple is at the top.
According to Mahavir Mandir Trust, which runs the temple, the Mandir earned more than US$1.15 million in the last fiscal year. The biggest revenue was generated through the offerings by the general public, while the sale of Naivedyam laddoos too contributed substantially, Kishore Kunal, chairman of the Mahavir Mandir Trust Committee, told Deccan Herald here on Sunday.
Kunal, a retired IPS officer, said that since the Trust had an expenditure of only US$171,000, the remaining amount will be spent on Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Mahavir Arogya Sansthan, Mahavir Netralaya and Vatsalya Hospital. All these hospitals are looked after by the Mahavir Mandir Trust.
The Trust has also decided to construct a replica of Angkor Wat temple (Cambodia) in Bihar’s Vaishali district. The proposed temple will come up on the sprawling campus of 15 acres of land on Hajipur-Biddupur Road. Angkor Wat temple was built in the 12th century during the reign of Cambodian King Suryavarman-II. As of today, this temple has the highest shikhar (pinnacle) in the world.