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Kumar described the construction of the temple as historic

Indian actor Akshay Kumar takes part in a prayer ceremony at the Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. All photos: BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi

The Bollywood star carries a brick to the under-construction temple site

Kumar with Swami Brahmavihari of Baps Swaminarayan Sanstha, the organisation involved in the project

The actor listens to a presentation on the temple plans

More than 40,000 people of different faiths from around the world have placed bricks at the site

Pink sandstone carved in Rajasthan, India, is being used at the site in Abu Dhabi

The temple will open in February next year

The two-storey complex will have a community centre, parks, a food court and a visitor centre

It is spread over 5.4 hectares

The Bollywood actor's planned 40-minute visit to the Hindu temple lasted two hours

Kumar poses for photographs with priests, officials and volunteers

The star, known for action roles, meets workers

Kumar takes in the marble carvings transported to Abu Dhabi from Rajasthan

Bricks that will be used to build the temple are blessed

The building will not have steel reinforcements, in an echo of ancient Hindu temples

Kumar described the construction of the temple as historic

Indian actor Akshay Kumar takes part in a prayer ceremony at the Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. All photos: BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi

The Bollywood star carries a brick to the under-construction temple site

Kumar with Swami Brahmavihari of Baps Swaminarayan Sanstha, the organisation involved in the project

The actor listens to a presentation on the temple plans

More than 40,000 people of different faiths from around the world have placed bricks at the site

Pink sandstone carved in Rajasthan, India, is being used at the site in Abu Dhabi

The temple will open in February next year

The two-storey complex will have a community centre, parks, a food court and a visitor centre

It is spread over 5.4 hectares

The Bollywood actor's planned 40-minute visit to the Hindu temple lasted two hours

Kumar poses for photographs with priests, officials and volunteers

The star, known for action roles, meets workers

Kumar takes in the marble carvings transported to Abu Dhabi from Rajasthan

Bricks that will be used to build the temple are blessed

The building will not have steel reinforcements, in an echo of ancient Hindu temples

Kumar described the construction of the temple as historic

Bollywood's Akshay Kumar says 'history being created' at Abu Dhabi Hindu temple

Indian actor among thousands who visit site to symbolically be part of construction project

Ramola Talwar Badam

May 01, 2023

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