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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
UAE laid the foundation stone of the first Hindu temple in ______
A
Fujairah
B
Dubai
C
Abu Dhabi
D
Masdar City
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This temple, which was permitted to be built in 1958 is the only temple in UAE.

Detailed explanation-2: -The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir of Abu Dhabi in UAE is being built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.

Detailed explanation-3: -The temple is spread over a huge 70000 sq ft area and is built near the Guru Nanak Darbar in Jebel Ali region of Dubai. The temple is an extension of the Sindhi Guru Darbar Temple in Souq Baniyas, Bur Dubai, one of the oldest Hindu temples in the UAE.

Detailed explanation-4: -Located in a neighbourhood referred to as the emirate’s ‘worship village’, the temple formally opened its doors to worshippers across the U.A.E. on Tuesday. “Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance & Coexistence & Amb sunjaysudhir inaugurated the new Hindu Temple in Dubai.

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