It was carved in India and assembled in Dubai. Here is what makes the BAPS Hindu temple stand out. 🛕
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00:00PINK SANDSTONES FROM RAJASTHAN
00:03Parts of the first traditional Hindu stone temple in Abu Dhabi were carved in India
00:08and put together in Dubai.
00:11The BAPS Hindu temple, located at Abu Murekha, between Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United
00:16Arab Emirates, was pitched as
00:18VAISHWIK EKTA KA PRATIK
00:21Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on 14 February 2024.
00:25It has seven spires, which indicate the seven emirates that together make up the country
00:30of UAE.
00:31Pink sandstone from Rajasthan has been used for the temple's façade, whereas Italian
00:35marble has been used on the inside.
00:38The carvings on the temple include Egyptian hieroglyphs, stories from the Bible and Quran
00:43and stories related to the Hindu faith.
00:46This was an attempt by the builders to welcome all faiths.
00:49The temple's structure was erected without using any metal and the carved sandstones
01:07were put together like a jigsaw puzzle like the Khajuraho temples in Madhya Pradesh.
01:12This building block technique was a traditional way of building Hindu temples.
01:16Varanasi-like ghats were created on one side and had artificial rivers flowing with water
01:22from the Ganga and Yamuna.
01:24The temple was built by the Bochan Sanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
01:29or BAPS, which is aligned with the Hindu faith, according to their website.
01:33Followers of the faith said they clubbed spirituality with social service.
01:38UAE's BAPS Hindu temple costs nearly 700 crore rupees to build.
02:08Indians made up for the largest group of expats in the country and according to Pew Research,
02:35more than 6 million Hindus lived there.