Why in news? The world’s first 3D-printed Hindu temple is being built in Telangana.

Highlights:

• Situated within Charvitha Meadows, a gated villa community at Burugupally in Siddipet, the 3D-printed temple is a three-part structure being built in an area of 3,800 square feet by city-based Apsuja Infratech.
• Apsuja Infratech has tied up with Simpliforge Creations, a 3D-printed construction company, for the project.
• The three sanctums, or garbhagruha has, within the structure represent a ‘modak’, dedicated to Lord Ganesha, a Shivalay, a square abode devoted to Lord Shankar and a Lotus-shaped home for Goddess Parvati.