PM Modi to inaugurate UAE's first BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi on February 14

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) first BAPS Hindu temple on February 14, according to an official press release from BAPS Hindu Mandir. Swami Mahant Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader of BAPS, has arrived in the UAE ahead of the grand opening of the temple on a 27-acre piece of land in Abu Mureikhah district.

"Welcome to the UAE. Our nation is blessed with your presence. We are touched by your kindness and we feel your prayers,” Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and



Coexistence said. In response, Swami Maharaj warmly replied, “We are touched by your love and respect. The leaders of the UAE are great, good, and large-hearted.”

The inauguration of the iconic Mandir will be celebrated through the ‘Festival of Harmony’ – a series of uplifting programs and community events focused on strengthening faith, mobilising community service, and inspiring harmony among people of all generations and backgrounds, the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) said in a press release.