In Dubai, a striking marble Hindu temple is all set to be inaugurated on the evening of the 4th of October, Tuesday.
The Hindu Temple, which is a decade long dream of Hindu Indians in Dubai has been fulfilled with the labour of love of an Indian family. Notably, Businessman Vasu Shroff, 82, had dreamt for decades of building a temple for tens of thousands of Hindu worshippers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE.)
Finally, after the approval from the Dubai Government, Vasu Shroff started the work on the granted land for the temple in Jebel Ali. Land for the temple was approved in 2019 and construction began a year later in the Jebel Ali area that houses six churches and a Sikh temple. The foundation stone of the temple was laid three years ago, in 2020. Vasu Shroff’s son Raju Shroff volunteered to take on the task of planning and carrying out the project, which costed Dh65 million ($17.69 million) budget, with the community pitching in with financial support and volunteering services. The temple which is finally completed ahead of the schedule would be open to the public in Dubai on the occasion of Dussehra, the 5th of October, Wednesday.
The temple with distinctive brass spires that cap sheer white domes, and would welcome people of all religion from the 5th of October.
“I used to pray day and night hoping we would get land for the temple. When the government granted us land, I handed it to my son. Once he took on the responsibility, I was so happy,” said Shroff, whose dream to construct a Hindu Temple has finally fulfilled.
Mr Shroff, chairman of the Regal Group, arrived in Dubai as an ambitious 20-year-old and established what was to become one of the oldest businesses in the Emirates, starting with textiles and expanding to technology and property.
Notably, prior to the new temple, there was one Hindu temple in Bur Dubai, where the community gathered to pray. Over the years, the numbers grew from a few friends and colleagues to thousands of worshippers, following which Mr. Shroff approached authorities for a larger space to better serve the spiritual needs of the community. Mr Shroff gradually completed his wish list of setting up a school, a club, a textile merchants’ association and cremation ground.
Mr. Vasu has supported, financed and built more than 100 temples in India, Europe, Africa, the U.K. and the U.S., and was always keen to build a temple in his adopted country.
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