Hindu temple in UAE ships oxygen aid to crisis-hit India
Brahmavihari Swami, the head of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, the main Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, throws rose petals during a blessing ceremony before shipping hundreds of liquid oxygen cylinders and massive containers of compressed oxygen to India, in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, May 10, 2021. The organizers, Indian owners of Global Gases Group, a Dubai helium factory, shifted production to oxygen when the latest surge in virus cases hit India. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) May 10, 2021 - 10:00 AM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - As India s government scrambles for supplies of oxygen and other emergency aid to control the raging coronavirus outbreak, donors around the world have come to the rescue â including a Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates.
Hindu temple in UAE ships oxygen aid to crisis-hit India
May 10, 2021
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1of5Brahmavihari Swami, the head of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, the main Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, throws rose petals during a blessing ceremony before shipping hundreds of liquid oxygen cylinders and massive containers of compressed oxygen to India, in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, May 10, 2021. The organizers, Indian owners of Global Gases Group, a Dubai helium factory, shifted production to oxygen when the latest surge in virus cases hit India.Kamran Jebreili/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Chairman of BAPS Hindu Mandir, the main Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, Ashok Kotecha, takes part in a blessing ceremony before shipping oxygen supplies to India, in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, May 10, 2021. Volunteers from the country s Hindu community gathered to haul hundreds of cylinders of liquid oxygen and massive containers of com
Covid-19: Abu Dhabi temple s medical supplies, oxygen reach India
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First of cryogenic oxygen tanks reached India on Friday morning.
The first round of Covid-19 relief supplies sent by BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi reached India on Friday morning.
The UAE’s first traditional Hindu temple is creating an end-to-end supply of oxygen concentrators, cylinders, tanks and other medical equipment to help India deal with this unprecedented situation.
More than 25 BAPS volunteers in the UAE and more than 1,000 volunteers in India are helping to build a logistical network and a supply chain that can be scaled up in coming weeks.