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PM Modi Hindu Temple Inauguration: PM Modi s regular reviews of the construction progress of the first Hindu temple in the UAE and his meetings with the saints of BAPS show his personal commitment and dedication to the project.
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.
Seven spires representing seven emirates of the UAE, carvings of camels, and national bird falcon, are part of the architecture of the first Hindu stone temple in Abu Dhabi, to give equal representation to the host country.
The temple built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha on a 27-acre site in Abu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Abu Dhabi's first Hindu stone temple, describing it as a symbol of the shared heritage of humanity and thanking the UAE for scripting a new golden chapter of human history.