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Cave temple erected in Verulam

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HIGH on a hill in Verulam, outside Durban, a temple with architecture unlike any other has been erected in honour of the Hindu God Lord Nrsimhadeva.

Situated on the River Range Ranch in the Redcliffe area, a steep winding road takes you up to the New Ahobilam Temple of Protection which has been fashioned to look like a cave. Even though the official opening is still weeks away, word of the temple has already spread beyond the country’s borders and in the past few weeks 18 000

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