February 14, 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu Temple BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha). The temple will be opened to the public from March 1.
It is built on 27 acres of land gifted to the temple authority by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Force.
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha and Mandir Limited were chosen and entrusted by both governments to construct, develop and administer the mandir project.