Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) shortly before noon on Tuesday. Among his activities will be the opening of the first-ever Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. On the first day of the visit, the Prime Minister will speak to the city’s Indian diaspora. On Wednesday, the temple will be officially opened. In order to explore opportunities for strengthening the two countries’ strategic partnership, Modi is also expected to have bilateral meetings with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates during his visit.
Modi will also meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE’s prime minister, vice president, and minister of defense.
Modi will also meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE’s prime minister, vice president, and minister of defense. Additionally, Modi has been invited to attend the World Government Summit in Dubai in 2024 as a guest of honor, where he will give a keynote speech.
The fact that Modi is visiting the UAE for the seventh time since 2015 and the third time in the last eight months highlights the strong relationship between the UAE and Indian leadership.
He will leave the UAE for Qatar on Tuesday. The BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi is a magnificent example of architectural brilliance, spiritual significance, and cultural harmony brought together. As the first conventional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East, it represents the UAE’s dedication to diversity and tolerance. Millions of people of various backgrounds and faiths are anticipated to attend. These are a few details and characteristics of this unusual temple. During his 1997 visit to the United Arab Emirates, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha’s spiritual leader, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, came up with the idea to build a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. His vision was to promote harmony between nations, civilizations, and faiths. The UAE government announced in August 2015 that it had decided to set aside land for the temple, which was a notable act of goodwill.
Sheikh Mohamed and BAPS representatives met in the Presidential Palace on February 10, 2018, under the direction of Prime Minister Modi. Prime Minister Modi expressed his belief that the temple would serve as a holy place where humanity and harmony would unite when he signed the memorandum of understanding for the temple project. On April 20, 2019, dignitaries from the UAE and India, including Mahant Swami Maharaj, attended the ceremony to lay the foundation stone.
Inspired by the ancient Hindu scriptures of Shilpa Shastras, the temple was designed by RSP Architects, Planners & Engineers Private Limited, and Capital Engineering Consultants. Its dimensions are a height of 32.92 meters (108 feet), a length of 79.86 meters (262 feet), and a width of 54.86 meters (180 feet). This enormous building, which has the potential to house 10,000 people, is expected to become the largest Hindu temple in West Asia.
