The Global Vipassana Pagoda at Gorai pic/ Sayed Sameer Abedi

ASIA'S largest pagodau00a0in Gorai was inaugurated by President Pratibha Patilu00a0 today. The pagoda can resist an earthquake measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale, acording to its builders.u00a0

The builders also claim that like India's other famous heritage sites Kutub Minar, Taj Mahal and Mahabalipuram, the Global Vipassana Pagoda built by the Global Vipassana Foundation in Gorai, will stand close to a thousand years.

President inaugurates Vipassana Centre
The president reachedu00a0Goraiu00a0at 11:30 am Sundayu00a0by a special helicopter for the inauguration ceremony.

The pagoda was inaugurated at 11:45 am. Dignitariesu00a0including Priyanka Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Prafull Patel and other shared the dais with the president.