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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday laid the instauration chromatic of the Mahakal Temple at Siliguri successful Darjeeling district. This is the 3rd temple announced by the Chief Minister aft the inauguration of Jagannath Temple successful Digha successful April 2025 and instauration chromatic laying of Durga Angan astatine Rajarhat successful December 2025.
“We person named this Shiv Temple ‘Mahakal Mahatirtha.’ Another gem is added to the crown of Bengal today. In the coming days, this temple volition go an planetary tourism destination, conscionable similar Jagannath Dham and Durga Angan,” the Chief Minister said astatine the event.
Ms. Banerjee added that the temple volition beryllium built connected 17.41 acres of onshore and it volition instrumentality 2 to 2.5 years for it to complete. The Trinamool Congress chairperson said that the temple volition location the tallest Mahakal idol which volition beryllium 108 feet tall.
“The temple analyzable tin beryllium seen from the main road, and 1 lakh radical tin travel present each day. Along with the main temple, we are gathering the world’s tallest Mahakal idol. The main idol, made of bronze, volition beryllium 108 feet tall. The instauration connected which it volition beryllium placed volition besides beryllium 108 feet successful height,” she said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the laying of the instauration chromatic of the “Mahakal Temple” successful Siliguri | Photo Credit: ANI
The Chief Minister said that she plans to make Siliguri arsenic a planetary tourism hub.
”The heavy enslaved betwixt the plains and the spiritual practice of the mountains volition beryllium further strengthened. There volition beryllium an planetary modular normal center. We volition make this portion arsenic a planetary tourism hub. Siliguri volition advancement successful each aspects of religion, pilgrimage, tourism, business. A batch of radical volition beryllium employed,” she added.
The Chief Minister said the mode successful which her government has beautified and renovated several temples crossed the state, it has besides built walls for respective burial grounds arsenic well.
“We person developed Furfura Sharif arsenic well. Development boards person been formed for assorted Hindu spiritual sites arsenic well. We person fixed ₹10 crore to Jayrambati-Kamarpukur Development Board,” she said.
Reacting to the inauguration of the temple, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that the Chief Minister was trying woo Hindu voters by constructing temples.
“Everyone knows that she is anti- Hindu. She had brought retired a rally successful Kolkata erstwhile Ram Mandir was being inaugurated,” Mr. Adhikari said.
