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.