PM to witness foundation stone ceremony for first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi

February 11, 2018 08:08

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the first Hindu temple in the capital of the UAE, home to over three million people of Indian origin.

Temple Committee members presented the temple literature to Modi, who arrived on Saturday, and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

"This will be the first stone temple to be built in Abu Dhabi off Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway," ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

Modi is visiting the United Arab Emirates for the second time after his 2015 trip to the country.

"The first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi will come up on 55,000 square metres of land and the groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday will be a historic event," said Indian Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri.

The Indian PM will flag off laying of the temple's foundation stone during the community event.

"On Sunday, you will see a groundbreaking ceremony, which is going to be live-streamed into Dubai Opera House. It's going to be tradition meeting technology," Suri said.

Modi will hold a meeting with the Indian community at Dubai Opera House, he said, adding that representatives of all major organisations and a number of Indian professionals have been invited.

-- PTI

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