Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone for first Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi

Narendra Modi will be the addressing Indian community in Abu Dhabi after he layingthe foundation stone of a Hindu temple on Sunday. The event assumes significance as this will be the first Hindu temple in Gulf country.

The temple will be spread across the 55,00 of square meters of land.

After laying the foundation stone, Modi will address the live gatheringof over 1500 Indians from Dubai Opera within 'The Opera District'within Downtown Dubai. The event will live streamed at Dubai Opera auditorium.

Representatives of all major organizations and a number of Indian professionals have been invited to the ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Abu Dhabi from Palestine on Saturday evening. He earlier visited Abu Dhabi in 2015.

Expected to be completed by 2020, the temple will be hand-carved by Indian temple artisans and assembled in the UAE.

The temple will incorporate all aspects and features of a traditional Hindu temple as part of a fully functional, social, cultural and spiritual complex.

Modi on his two-day state visit in Abu Dhabi is expected to sign as many as 14 agreements related to strategic partnership, space technology, skills development, finance and defence cooperation and investments with his counterpart.