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ABU DHABI, August 16, 2015 (Times of India):
On the occasion of PM Narendra Modi's visit, a long wait for the
Indian community in UAE ended as the government there announced
its decision to allot land for building a temple in Abu Dhabi.
PM Modi thanked the UAE leadership for this landmark decision.
"A long wait for the Indian community ends. On the occasion of PM's visit,
UAE Govt decides to allot land for building a temple in Abu Dhabi,"
tweeted external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup.
The UAE is home to 2.6 million Indian workers, of whom around
20 percent are white-collar professionals. Indian expatriates comprise
30 percent of the UAE's population and are the largest nationality group.
"Hindu Temple, Dubai (referred to locally as Shiva and Krishna Mandir)
is a temple complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The
temple caters to the large Hindu community in the United Arab Emirates
and is the only Hindu temple in that country. The temple complex comprises
a Shiva and Krishna temple. The Hindu Temple is located west of
the Dubai Creek in the area of Bur Dubai (specifically Bur Dubai Old Souk).
The temple is run in conjunction with the Indian consulate in Dubai; the
temple also performs marriage ceremonies between Hindus. However,
registration of Hindu marriages cannot be performed in the United Arab Emirates.
The upper floor of the Shiva temple formerly also housed a gurudwara;
the gurudwara has now moved to new premises near Jebel Ali. In 1958,
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed al Maktoum permitted the Hindu temple to be built
on the first floor of a bylane in Bur Dubai. Among the other temples in Dubai,
one is dedicated to Lord Shiva and the other to Lord Krishna. The over
50,000 Sikhs in the UAE got their own grand Gurdwara in 2012 which was
the land donated by Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al Maktoum. The UAE
also hosts several churches frequented by the Malayali Syrian Christians.
In July 2013, a Muslim businessman donated five acres of land adjoining a
mosque for setting up a Swaminarayan temple."
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