Solomon’s Temple – the first of its kind in India – opens in Mizoram for public

Mizoram has been blessed with a new attraction this year as the Solomon’s Temple – a one-of-its-kind church recently opened its doors to the public recently.
Located in a forested region, in Kidron Valley, Chawlhmun, towards the western side of Aizawl, the magnanimous church held its inaugural ceremony lately and witnessed the arrival of hundreds of visitors from across the world. Mass prayers and ceremonies were organised in view of the inaugural programme.

Solomon’s Temple has been made by the efforts of Kohhran Thianghlim (Holy Church), a religious group. “In 1991, God had shown me Solomon’s Temple in my dreams. I never thought of Solomon’s temple before, nor had any dreams of constructing it. As soon as I woke up, I wrote down the details as I saw it in my dream,” shared Lb Sailo, founder, Kohhran Thianghlim Church.

Reportedly, the church has been made using especially imported white marble, which makes it the first place of worship in Mizoram crafted in marble.

The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1996 and the church has a seating capacity of 3, 000 people. Although the construction started in 1997, it took almost two decades to materialise the structure. As per the reports, Solomon’s temple looks similar to the namesake church of Jerusalem spoken of in the Old Testament. The courtyard of the church, which has been named as the ‘Porch of Solomon’s Temple’, is large enough to accommodate 10, 000 people at a time. The majestic church has 12 doors. For these reasons, Solomon’s Church has earned the epithet Mizoram’s biggest church.

The opening hours of Solomon’s church are 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.