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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the world’s largest religious buildings is soon to open in India. The Temple of Vedic Planetarium is all set to open in Mayapur, West Bengal. The temple will be bigger than the St. Paul’s Cathedral located in the Vatican and the Taj Mahal in Agra.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sri Maya Chandrodaya Mandir or the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, also called ISKCON Mayapur, is a Hindu mandir and the headquarters of ISKCON, located in Mayapur, West Bengal, India. The temple is dedicated to Hindu deities Radha Madhava.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Srirangam Temple is often listed as the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world. The temple, located in Tamil Nadu, occupies an area of 156 acres (631,000 m²) with a perimeter of 4,116m (10,710 feet), making it the largest temple in India and one of the largest religious complexes in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Angkor Wat (/ˌæŋkɔːr ˈwɒt/; Khmer: , Sanskrit: “City/Capital of Temples") is a temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres).

Detailed explanation-5: -In addition to becoming the largest religious monument in the world, the Temple of Vedic Planetarium in West Bengal, which will serve as the headquarters of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), will also have the world’s biggest dome.