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DUBAI: Ambassadors and diplomats from over 30 countries visited the under-construction site of the BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi– the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East– to inspect its progress and promote a dialogue of hope, harmony and humanity.
The diplomats attended the gathering of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) temple on a special invite by the Ambassador of India to the UAE, Sunjay Sudhir, national dailies reported on May 29.
“Columns of peace & beams of harmony, make up the @BAPS@AbuDhabiMandir. Resident Ambassadors and diplomats from more than 30 countries visited the temple site and marvelled at the delicate carvings & motifs from across world cultures,” the Indian Embassy in the UAE tweeted.
The envoys and mission representatives from the Philippines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Japan, Indonesia, Israel, Brazil, Belgium, New Zealand, Canada, and Nigeria, were among those who visited the temple.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had visited the site last year and described it as “a symbol of peace, tolerance and harmony.”
