Abu
Dhabi,
Feb
14
(PTI)
Actor
Akshay
Kumar
on
Wednesday
reached
Abu
Dhabi
ahead
of
the
inauguration
of
the
first
Hindu
stone
temple
in
the
city.
The
temple
in
Abu
Dhabi,
which
will
be
inaugurated
by
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi,
has
been
built
using
ancient
architectural
methods
clubbed
with
scientific
techniques.
For
the
occasion,
Akshay
donned
a
white
and
golden
kurta.
The
56-year-old
actor
was
accompanied
by
his
security
detail.
The
temple,
called
BAPS
Hindu
Mandir,
has
been
built
with
over
300
high-tech
sensors
to
measure
temperature
and
monitor
seismic
activity,
no
metal
has
been
used
in
the
construction
of
the
temple
and
fly
ash
has
been
used
to
fill
up
the
foundation.
The
grand
temple
has
been
built
by
the
BAPS
Swaminarayan
Sanstha
on
a
27-acre
site
in
Abu
Mreikhah,
near
Al
Rahba
off
the
Dubai-Abu
Dhabi
Sheikh
Zayed
Highway,
at
a
cost
of
around
Rs
700
crore.
On
Tuesday,
after
signing
multiple
bilateral
agreements
with
the
UAE,
and
attending
the
high-voltage
'Ahlan
Modi'
event
that
saw
massive
participation
from
the
Indian
diaspora,
PM
Modi
is
set
to
inaugurate
the
largest
Hindu
stone
temple
in
Abu
Dhabi
on
Wednesday
evening.
The
prime
minister
will
then
head
to
Doha
to
meet
the
leadership
in
Qatar
as
part
of
his
two-day
visit
to
the
Gulf
region.