Jharkhand

• 04 May 2022

Country's second largest Shivlinga built in Ranchi

Why In News?

• On May 3, 2022, a five-day ritual programme began with a grand kalash yatra to honour the country's second largest Shivalinga temple, set up at Sureshwar Dham at Chutia in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand.

Key Point

• On the lines of the temple in Karnataka, a grand Shivling has also been installed in Ranchi. The height of this Shivalinga is 108 feet. The sound of the conch shell inside the temple will echo for about a minute when the conch shell is in place.
• It is worth mentioning that the height of the Shivlinga in the Kautilya Lingeshwar temple of Karnataka is also 108 feet.
• It has taken 10 years to build this temple with the second largest Shivlinga in the country. On this Shivling, 50 people will be able to offer water at the same time.
• The life of this temple will be done by the priests of Kashi.