Abu Dhabi Mandir: Mahant Swami Maharaj arrives in Abu Dhabi to inaugurate the BAPS Hindu Temple, PM Modi will attend the ceremony


Posted on 7th Feb 2024 12:03 pm by rohit kumar

Spiritual guru Mahant Swami Maharaj of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha arrived in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for the grand inauguration of the first Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The spiritual leader will preside over the historic inauguration of the first Hindu temple in the Gulf country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the temple on February 14, a few days after the 'Pran Pratishtha' of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.

 

Mahant Swami Maharaj was warmly welcomed as a state guest by Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance of the UAE. Welcoming the spiritual leader, the minister said, "Welcome to the UAE. Our country is blessed by your presence. We are touched by your kindness and we feel your prayers."

 

Many senior members of the Swaminarayan organization came to welcome

As soon as the BAPS spiritual leader arrived in Abu Dhabi, many senior members and devotees of the Swaminarayan Sanstha also came to welcome him. Prime Minister Modi is going to inaugurate the temple on February 14 in the presence of saints, swamis, and thousands of devotees. An atmosphere of religious enthusiasm and celebration has already been established with the arrival of thousands of devotees in the huge complex.

 

Also Read: Lok Sabha Elections: PM Modi claimed to win 370 seats, Congress said - if he cannot do so, he will refuse to take oath

 

Preparations in full swing for 'Ahlan Modi'

Modi is also set to address the Indian diaspora at the grand Sheikh Zayed Sports Stadium in Abu Dhabi. "The event titled 'Ahlan Modi' is expected to be attended by over 50,000 people." 'Ahlan Modi', which means - 'Hello Modi'. This program is being considered as the biggest community welcome of the Prime Minister abroad.

 

Notably, the BAPS Temple is the first Hindu temple built in the Middle East. Ever since the construction work started in 2019. It attracted the attention and interest of the Hindu community around the world. The majestic complex located in the Abu Murikha area will reflect the spirit of Indian culture. Along with this, it will also be proof of the growing friendship between India and the United Arab Emirates.

 

The foundation stone of the temple was laid in 2019

The foundation stone of the temple was laid on April 20, 2019. Many volunteers from the Hindu community participated in the construction of the state-of-the-art complex, built using only white marble and limestone. Let us tell you, that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, had donated 13.5 acres of land in 2015 for the construction of the temple.

 

Also Read: ED raids 10 locations linked to AAP leaders including Arvind Kejriwal's secretary, MP ND Gupta, case related to money laundering

1 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Arvind Kejriwal: 'Are the people of Delhi, Punjab and Gujarat Pakistanis?' CM Kejriwal angry over Amit Shah's statement

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a press conference on Tuesday. He said that the fi

1037 personnel will get gallantry and service medals on Independence Day, Home Ministry released the list

This year the country is going to celebrate 78th Independence Day on Thursday. On Wednesday, a da

Trump Iftar Party: Chaos at Trump's Iftar Party in the White House, American Muslims got angry after seeing the guest list

Amid the holy month of Ramadan, US President Donald Trump hosted the first Iftar Party at the Whi

Sakshi Maharaj's retort to SP chief's statement 'Shivling is also there under CM's residence'; said- the ball is in Akhilesh's court...

On SP President Akhilesh Yadav's statement that he will get the Chief Minister's residence dug up

Bihar Election 2025: '60% of the people of Bihar want change', Prashant Kishor said - Jan Suraj has become the new hope of the people.

Following the first phase of voting in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, Prashant Kishore (PK),

Republic Day 2025: Who will be the state guest on Republic Day? Who accepted PM Narendra Modi's invitation?

This time on the occasion of Republic Day, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the stat

Raja Murder Case: There were marks of attack on Raja's head, Meghalaya Police told the story of collusion between Raj Kushwaha and Sonam

So far, five people including their wife Sonam have been arrested in the murder case of Indore-ba

National Film Awards: Mohanlal's speech wins hearts, Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner receives a standing ovation

The National Film Awards 2023 were held on September 23rd at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. From Shah Ru

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: On mother's birthday, Aishwarya expressed love by sharing a post, party with injured hand

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a famous actress. She is also very famous because of her fa

IND vs ENG: The success of fast bowlers on the spin pitch paid off, Indian spinners took 36 wickets and pacers took 22 wickets.

Till some time ago, spinners were considered a guarantee of success on Indian pitches, but the su

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash