Viral Claim: The following message is viral on social media, claiming that Sultan Sheikh Mohammed completed his promise to Narendra Modi and constructed the first Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi

Facts Check: Fake

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सुल्तान शेख मोहम्मद ने अबू धाबी में, प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी से अपने वादे के अनुसार पहला हिंदू मंदिर बनवाया।

* सुल्तान की पत्नी बेगम सिर पर पवित्र रामायण की प्रति लेकर मंदिर की ओर जा रही हैं, और साथ में सुल्तान शेख मोहम्मद, राम कथा वाचक एच। पी। मोरारी बापू भी दिखाई दे रहे हैं। *

* सच में अद्भुत दृश्य। 

 

“Sultan Sheikh Mohammad completed his promise to Narendra Modi and constructed first Hindu Temple. 
Sultan’s wife is carrying a copy of Holy Ramayana on her head and walking towards the temple, accompanying her are Ram Kata narrator Morar Bapu ji and Sultan Sheikh Mohammad. 
It’s an amazing scene.”

This is a rare video, please send this to all.

Below is a video of Facebook posts which shows how much viral it is.

सुल्तान शेख मोहम्मद ने अबू धाबी में, प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी से अपने वादे के अनुसार पहला हिंदू मंदिर बनवाया।

सुल्तान की पत्नी बेगम सिर पर पवित्र रामायण की प्रति लेकर मंदिर की ओर जा रही हैं, और साथ में सुल्तान शेख मोहम्मद, राम कथा वाचक मोरारी बापूजी भी दिखाई दे रहे हैं।
सच में अद्भुत दृश्य।
यह एक दुर्लभ विडियो है,कृपया इसे सभी को भेजें

 

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Facts Check News: The above news viral in the social media claiming that Sultan Sheikh Mohammad completed his promise to Narendra Modi and constructed first Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi is not true.

This is not a new video but was uploaded 3 years ago while laying the foundation stone of the Hindu Temple.

The same video is available on YouTube, uploaded 3 years ago on Sep 23, 2016.

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Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony

The UAE Government as part of its year of the tolerance program, allocated 14 more acres of land to BAPS Hindu Mandir in January 2019.

On April 20, 2019, the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the first traditional Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi has been performed this morning in the presence of thousands of Indian community people and officials from India and the UAE. The ceremony was being administered as per Vedic rituals in the presence of Mahant Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader of Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) Swaminarayan Sanstha.

Construction

In August 2015, the UAE government announced the decision to provide land for building a Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first official visit to the country.[5][6] Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Force gifted the land for the mandir.

As per the latest news, the construction of the temple started only recently.

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