Kids give final shape to gifts for attendees of Abu Dhabi Hindu temple launch

Over 100 Indian school children here are busy painting tiny treasure stones which will be gifted as memoirs to the guests attending the inauguration ceremony of landmark Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi the UAEs capital on WednesdayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the UAEThe children have been offering stone seva at the temple site every Sunday for three months and are now giving the final touch to the gifts called tiny treasuresFor 12yearold Tithi Patel stone seva is a weekend activity which she enjoys with her friendWe collected leftover stones and small rocks at the temple site We then washed and polished them followed by a layer of primer and then paint Each rock has a motivational quote on one side and any part of the temple painted on the other side she told PTIWATCH Visuals of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha BAPS Mandir the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on February 14 pictwittercomudaOUkPpeKmdash ANI ANI February 11 2024Reva Karia 8 who spent this Sunday packing the stones in gift boxes said they have named the gift tiny treasure because children are making them with their tiny handsThe stone will make the guests remember their first visit to the grand temple For me this has been an experience of teamwork a weekly outing with friends and a creative activity I come with my parents here and they also offer their seva at parts of the temple she saidAarnav Thakkar 11 said the designs being painted on the stones are reflections of affirmation and represent peace love and harmonyThey are later varnished so they can last for many years as the temple he saidThakkar said they will continue to do this activity for a few months so that when the temple is opened to the public the visitors in the initial months can get the giftThe BAPS Hindu Mandir located in Abu Mureikhah near Al Rahba off the DubaiAbu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Highway has come up on around 27 acres of land in Abu Dhabi and the work for the structure has been going on since 2019 The land for the temple was donated by the UAE governmentThe UAE has three other Hindu temples that are located in Dubai The BAPS temple spread over a large area with stone architecture will be the largest of all in the Gulf regionPrime Minister Modi will pay a twoday visit to the United Arab Emirates UAE beginning Tuesday during which he will preside over the inauguration ceremony of landmark Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi on February 14During his visit Modi will address the Indian community at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi The UAE has at least 35 million Indians who are part of the Indian workforce in the GulfWATCH Inside visuals of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha BAPS Mandir the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on February 14 pictwittercombS6s8bEqlpmdash ANI ANI February 11 2024The temples facade features exquisite marble carvings set against a sandstone backdrop crafted from more than 25000 pieces of stone by skilled artisans from Rajasthan and Gujarat A substantial number of pink sandstone were transported from northern Rajasthan to Abu Dhabi for the templeAccording to the temple authorities 40000 cubic feet of marble have been used to build the interiorsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever