Vote for Angkor Wat Temple in the new 7 wonders contest !

The world wide contest is underway to find new Seven Wonders of the
World by a Swiss philanthropist Bernard Weber, a Swiss filmmaker and
curator.

* Please visit http://www.new7wond ers.com & vote for Angkor Wat Temple *

One of the Kerala based television channel is campaigning heavily for
Taj Mahal, even without mentioning that World's largest and best-
preserved Hindu Temple Ankor Wat is in this contest with third
position as on date.

We request all Indians to vote for Angkor Temple of Cambodia which is the true symbol
of Indian culture and Indian pride and reject Taj Mahal. Angkor may be physically present in Cambodia, but everything that it represents is truly and uniquely Indian. If declared as a "world wonder", it will help highlight how the ancient Indian cutlure had spread far and wide and nurtured all of Asia and the world at large.

There were many other Indian monuments considered during the intial shortlisting of 77, including the temples of Ajanta, Ellora, Khajuraho, Hampi, Thanjavur, Madurai. But they could not make it to the final list. So, Angkor is the best bet of all that represents our culture among the given entries.

ANGKOR TEMPLE
Built during the reign of the Hindu King Suryavaman II, at the beginning of the
12th century, it is the largest Hindu temple on earth.
The Angkor Wat temple is a physical manifestation of Mount Meru, central in
Hindu cosmology. Also see
http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Angkor
http://www.hinduwis dom.info/ Sacred_Angkor. htm

'TAJ MAHAL'
'Taj Mahal' was constructed by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who was a
cruel tyrant. Contrary to the general hearsay, the love between him and his wife-concubine Mumtaz in
whose memory the Taj is supposed to have been erected, was far from true, sincere and
worthy of emulating. Taj Mahal is not an edifice of Love, but a symbol of Mugal tyranny and oppression.