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'Tolerance is a way of life in this country,' said general manager of the temple Gopal Kookani.

Trustees and guests light a candle at the beginning of a prayer ceremony for the topping of the Hindu temple at Jebel Ali in Dubai. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National

Guests attend a prayer ceremony to celebrate the new Hindu temple which is being built in Jebel Ali, Dubai.

A brass spire is inscribed before a prayer ceremony to mark the continuing construction of the temple.

Offerings are set on a puja tray before the prayer ceremony.

Guests at the service said the ceremony brought a sense of completeness as construction continues.

Priests recited Sanskrit verses and offerings included rice and flowers.

Trustees and guests light a candle at the ceremony for the Hindu temple at Jebel Ali, which is scheduled to open in October.

Another puja offering.

Gopal Kookani, general manager of the new Hindu temple, said the gathering to mark the work so far had given him goosebumps.

Trustees and VIPs light candles.

Temple officials said construction work is about 85 per cent complete.

An architect's model of the Hindu temple at Jebel Ali.

Guests attend the prayer ceremony, at which organisers said would be a maximum of 75 people in compliance with Dubai's coronavirus regulations.

'Tolerance is a way of life in this country,' said general manager of the temple Gopal Kookani.

Trustees and guests light a candle at the beginning of a prayer ceremony for the topping of the Hindu temple at Jebel Ali in Dubai. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National

Guests attend a prayer ceremony to celebrate the new Hindu temple which is being built in Jebel Ali, Dubai.

A brass spire is inscribed before a prayer ceremony to mark the continuing construction of the temple.

Offerings are set on a puja tray before the prayer ceremony.

Guests at the service said the ceremony brought a sense of completeness as construction continues.

Priests recited Sanskrit verses and offerings included rice and flowers.

Trustees and guests light a candle at the ceremony for the Hindu temple at Jebel Ali, which is scheduled to open in October.

Another puja offering.

Gopal Kookani, general manager of the new Hindu temple, said the gathering to mark the work so far had given him goosebumps.

Trustees and VIPs light candles.

Temple officials said construction work is about 85 per cent complete.

An architect's model of the Hindu temple at Jebel Ali.

Guests attend the prayer ceremony, at which organisers said would be a maximum of 75 people in compliance with Dubai's coronavirus regulations.

'Tolerance is a way of life in this country,' said general manager of the temple Gopal Kookani.

Prayers held to mark topping out of Dubai's landmark Hindu temple

Nine spires shipped from India will cap shrine’s highest point as construction nears completion

Ramola Talwar Badam

February 05, 2022

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