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The building was completed in 2001, after two years of construction by fourteen skilled craftsmen from Sri Lanka and India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Craftsmanship and spirituality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2013, the temple was given a 17-meter-high tower, which gives the building its distinctive silhouette. The temple is dedicated to the gods Varatharaja and Ganesha. 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