The Sri Rangam Sri Ranganathasamy Temple (Tamil Nadu, India) is the largest functioning temple in the world (It covers an area of 631,000 square meters) whereas Angkor Wat, Cambodia is the largest existing temple in the world (Since Angkor Wat is not functioning - i.e. there are no daily rituals performed there).
Recently Bian of China visited Combodia and she gladly agreed to send me a card from there. I got the long view of the Angkor Wat card today. Thanks Bian for the nice Card.
The scripts in the cambodian cancellation looks somewhat similar to our regional language Telugu and Kannada. This probably reflects some common history, since the temple was for the Hindu God Vishnu and the Khmer empire originated from King Jayavarman II (a intriguingly South Indian sounding name).
I have posted about Sri Rangam, Sri Ranganathasamy Temple at
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