Washington: A replica of the Ram Temple will be displayed during the India Day Parade in New York on August 18, which attracts thousands of Indian Americans from and around New York.

According to Amitabh Mittal, general secretary of Vishva Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA), the replica of the temple will be 18 feet long, nine feet wide and eight feet height. This will be the first time that a replica of the Ram Temple will be displayed in the United States.

The annual India Day Parade in New York is the largest celebration of India's Independence Day outside India. More than 150,000 people typically watch the annual parade which runs from East 38th Street to East 27th Street in Midtown New York.

Organized by the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), the parade will see several floats representing different Indian American communities and the diversity of culture on the streets of New York.

VHPA-A recently organized a Ram Mandir Rath Yatra, which visited 851 temples in 48 states in 60 days.