Jaishankar describes Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple as ‘symbol of peace, tolerance and harmony’

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Abu
Dhabi,
Aug
31:
External
Affairs
Minister
S
Jaishankar
on
Wednesday
visited
the
site
of
the
under-construction
Hindu
temple
–
the
first
in
Abu
Dhabi
–
and
described
it
as
“a
symbol
of
peace,
tolerance
and
harmony.”

Jaishankar,
who
arrived
in
the
UAE
on
a
three-day
visit
to
the
Gulf
nation
on
Wednesday,
also
hailed
the
efforts
of
Indians
in
building
the
iconic
temple.
“Auspicious
beginning
to
the
visit
of
EAM
@DrSJaishankar.
EAM
visited
the
@BAPS
@AbuDhabiMandir
site
and
laid
a
brick
in
its
intricate
architecture.

Also
hailed
the
efforts
of
all
Indians
in
building
the
iconic
Temple,
a
symbol
of
peace,
tolerance
and
harmony,”
the
Indian
Embassy
in
the
UAE
tweeted.
The
temple
will
come
up
on
55,000
square
metres
of
land.

The
structure
will
be
hand-carved
by
Indian
temple
artisans
and
assembled
in
the
UAE.
It
will
be
the
first
traditional
Hindu
stone
temple
in
the
Middle
East.
During
his
stay
in
the
UAE,
Jaishankar
would
hold
talks
with
his
counterpart
Sheikh
Abdullah
bin
Zayed
and
review
the
comprehensive
strategic
partnership
between
the
two
countries.