TNPSC Thervupettagam

First Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi

February 13 , 2018 2479 days 993 0
  • PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone-laying ceremony for construction of first traditional Hindu temple in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, the capital city of United Arab Emirates (UAE).
  • It will be the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East. The temple design and structure is along the lines of the Akshardham temple in Delhi and other places.
  • The UAE government had allocated land for the temple during PM Modi’s first visit to the gulf country in 2015.
  • It will be completed by 2020 and open to people of all religious backgrounds.

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