BIGGEST HEATHEN TEMPLE.
The largest heathen temple in the world is in Seringapatam, and it comprises a square, each side being one mile in length, inside of which are six other squares. The walls are twenty-five feet high and five feet thick, and the hall where pilgrims congregate is supported by 1,000 pillars, each cut from a single block of stone.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XX, 15 May 1897, Page 618
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61BIGGEST HEATHEN TEMPLE. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XX, 15 May 1897, Page 618
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