In the latest, PM performs Aarti at the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, the first Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates.
Ahead of the inauguration, Prime Minister Modi offered water in the virtual Ganga and Yamuna rivers in the temple premises and then proceeded to offer prayers inside the temple.
#WATCH | PM Modi performs rituals at BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, UAE pic.twitter.com/MTdet4noci
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“The BAPS temple will be tribute to the values of harmony, peace and tolerance, which both Bharat and the UAE share,” PM Modi said in a statement ahead of his visit to the Middle East nation.
The consecration ceremony of the BAPS Hindu Temple was held earlier today. The pink sandstone temple sits on a 27-acre plot in Abu Dhabi, which is one of the largest in the Middle East. UAE is home to about 3.6 million Bharatiya workers.
The guest list for the inauguration ceremony at the temple included Bharatiya government officials, Bollywood stars and members of the billionaire Ambani family. Senior Abu Dhabi officials were also in attendance.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir in Abu Dhabi. pic.twitter.com/eI7yLW2RPE
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‘It is a very symbolic day for the Bharatiya community and has been a spiritual as well as religious need for them’, said ‘Former Bharatiya Ambassador to the UAE, Navdeep Suri’
Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan also reached the temple and expressed happiness over the opening of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir in Abu Dhabi. pic.twitter.com/ttYfdqGplt
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“This is an extremely happy moment for Bharat and Bharatiyas all over the world. This is a historic moment in our lives where we are going to witness a Mandir which is so magnificent and spiritual coming on a land like Abu Dhabi. Only our PM Narendra Modi can execute this”, Mahadevan said.
Notably, it is the second major religious site to be inaugurated by PM Modi in recent weeks. In January, he presided over the consecration ceremony of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya which was built on the site of a demolished 16th-century mosque.
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