Temple in Abu Dhabi: The first Hindu built in Abu Dhabi is in the news. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this temple on Wednesday . This temple has been built very grand and is so big that it is much bigger than the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor. To make the temple grand, many things from India have been used in it and special artisans have made it. So today let us try to know how grand this temple is and what are the special features of it, which make it a special temple in the world.Â
Read here what is special in the temple?
| Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple is a special example of architecture made with contributions from different parts of the country. |
| The sacred water of Ganga and Yamuna is flowing on both sides of the temple, which has been brought from India in big containers. |
| A ghat-shaped amphitheater has been built on the side where the water of Ganga flows. The idea behind this is to make it look like the ghats of Varanasi where people can sit, meditate and the memories of ghats built in India get refreshed in their minds. |
| Apart from Ganga and Yamuna, a ray of light will come from the structure of the temple to create ‘Triveni’ Sangam which will reflect the Saraswati river. |
| This temple has been built on 27 acres of land near Al Rahba on the Dubai-Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Highway. |
| The façade of the temple has exquisite marble carvings on sandstone, carved from over 25,000 stone pieces by skilled artisans from Rajasthan and Gujarat. A large quantity of pink sandstone has been brought to Abu Dhabi from northern Rajasthan for the temple. |
| More than two lakh cubic feet of ‘holy’ stones have been sent in more than 700 containers for the construction of the temple. Pink sandstone has been brought from India. The stone carving has been done by the local sculptors and it has been installed by the workers here. After this the artists have finalized the design here. |
| The furniture kept in the prayer hall, cafeteria, community center etc. in the temple is made from the wood of the boxes and containers used to bring the stones. There is a piece of India in every corner of the temple. |
| The construction work of this temple is going on since 2019. The land for the temple has been donated by the United Arab Emirates. |
| Spread over a large area with stone architecture, the BAPS temple will be the largest temple in the Gulf region. |
