Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the first Hindu temple is ready. This is the largest Hindu temple in the world outside India. This temple was planned by two leaders – the President of the United Arab Emirates and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
This temple of Abu Dhabi is a proof of how India-UAE bilateral relations have progressed in the last few years. The construction of this temple in this city of golden sands of the desert was conceived in 1997.
Built on approximately 27 acres at a cost of Rs 700 crore, this grand temple not only supports the faith of millions of Hindus working in the UAE but also destroys many stereotypes about West Asia. Undoubtedly, it is giving the message of communal harmony to the world.
India has always been a land of equality for all religions. The presence of all the religions of the world here confirms this. In such a situation, the beautiful thing about the temple of Abu Dhabi is that a Muslim ruler donated land for it and one of its walls ‘Wall of Harmony’ is built with the donation of Vohra community.
PM Modi, who was on his second visit to UAE in 2018, signed an MoU in the presence of the entire royal family and more than 250 local leaders. Then PM Modi had said that this temple will be a holy place, which will be a wonderful example of humanity and harmony.
