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During his seventh visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Abu Dhabi s first Hindu temple, the BAPS Hindu Mandir. SThe temple boasts seven towers, each representing one of the UAE s seven emirates. Modi s visit in 2015 to the UAE marked the first by an Indian prime minister in 34 years, during which he also visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, praising its architectural beauty and significance.
The seven towers of the BAPS temple represent the seven emirates in the UAE. No iron or steel reinforcements have been used in the temple, which has been carved out of stones. Visitors can see two streams of water inside the temple representing Ganga and Yamuna rivers