Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi on February 14. The temple marks an significance for not only being the first traditional hand-carved stone Hindu temple in the Middle East but the biggest Hindu temple in West Asia.

Announcing the inauguration date of the temple, United Arab Emirates' (UAE) envoy to India Abdulnasser Alshaali called it a “monumental day” to “celebrate tolerance and and acceptance,” stressing that the initiative would further strengthen India-UAE ties.