Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone of the Mahakal Mahatirtha Temple in Siliguri on Friday, marking another major religious and cultural project after the Jagannath Dham at Digha and Durga Angan in New Town.
The temple will come up on 17.41 acres of land at the Matigara-Laxmi Township area in the heart of Siliguri.
Addressing the gathering during the foundation stone-laying ceremony, Banerjee said the Mahakal temple would be among the largest of its kind in the world.
"This will be one of the largest Mahakal temples in the world. Nearly one lakh devotees will be able to visit the temple complex every day," she said, adding that the shrine has been named 'Mahakal Mahatirtha Mandir'.
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