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About BAPS:
- 1907: Year of establishment.
- Founder: Shastri Maharaj.
- Objective: to preserve Indian culture and the Hindu ideals of faith, unity, and selfless service in diverse communities around the world.
Features of Temple:
- Made in Nagara style of architecture.
- Seven Shikhar narrates the tales from the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavatam, and Shiva Purana.
- A river surrounds the temple, with waters from Ganga and Yamuna brought in.
- Deities: Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Hanuman, Lord Shiv, Parvati, Ganpati, Kartikeya, Lord Jagannath, Lord Radha-Krishna.
- Dome of Harmony: This unique feature represents the balance of the five natural elements – earth, water, fire, air, and space.
- Stories from Indian civilization, Maya civilization, Aztec civilization, Egyptian civilization, Arabic civilization etc. have been depicted.
- This is the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. However, earlier two temples were already made in 1958 and 2022. Both these temples are located in Dubai.
Why in news?
- BAPS temple in Abu Dhabi, UAE, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi recently.
