Abu Dhabi’s 1st Hindu Temple is Fusion of Ancient Architecture & And Modern Science

Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu stone temple was built using ancient architectural techniques and modern science. It will be inaugurated on Wednesday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

This BAPS Hindu Mandir is built with over 300 high-tech sensors that measure temperature and monitor seismic activity. This huge structure has not used metals in any way. Fly ash has been used to fill up the foundation.

This grand temple is built on a 27-acre land patch at a cost of around Rs 700 crore.

It has been built in accordance to Indian ancient style of construction mentioned in the Shilpa and Sthapathya Shastras.

To reduce carbon footprint, fly ash was used to fill up the foundation, replacing 55 per cent of cement in the concrete mix.

The temple uses heat-resistant nano tiles and heavy glass panels to make interiors comfortable for visitors to walk even in hot weather. Eighteen lakh bricks, seven lakh man hours and 1.8 lakh cubic metres of sandstone from Rajasthan have been used in this Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple constructed in the Nagara style of architecture.

Around 20,000 tonnes of sandstone pieces were carved in Rajasthan and then shipped to Abu Dhabi in 700 containers for the temple.

The construction work of the temple started in 2019. The land for the temple was donated by the UAE government. The other three Hindu temples in UAE are in Dubai. The BAPS temple will be the largest temple in the Gulf region.