The engineering expertise of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group was
requisitioned for the construction of the first Hindu temple in the Middle East
Parinaz Gandhi
"A lotus in the desert” is the lyrical description conferred on the first Hindu stone temple in the Middle East by the different teams that contributed to its roots and rarity. Inspired by the lotus motif, the seven spires of the BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi represent the seven emirates. The water features symbolize the three major Indian rivers — Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati. The 410 pillars and the carvings have been repeatedly described in detail.
The grand inauguration by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on February 14, 2024 received due media attention in......