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Hundreds of craftsmen in India are chiselling marble and stone slabs for Abu Dhabi’s new Hindu temple.
The Baps Swaminarayan Sanstha, the organisation building the temple, released video footage on Friday showing the artisans carefully sculpting figures of Hindu deities on to sandstone pillars.
About 2,000 sculptors are working in Rajasthan, north-west India, using picks and hammers to deftly carve blocks of stone.
The men meticulously draw elaborate scenes from ancient Hindu scriptures on sections of white marble and pink sandstone.
They then sculpt small models of trees, peacocks, camels and horses to depict the stories.
The Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi is scheduled to be ready by 2022 and will welcome people of all faiths from all over the world.