No steel reinforcement will be used in construction of Abu Dhabi Hindu temple

No steel reinforcement will be used in construction of Abu Dhabi Hindu temple

A large group from the Indian diaspora in the UAE, led by senior Indian diplomats and temple priests were present at the event.. No steel reinforcements will be used in the construction of the BAPS Abu Dhabi Hindu Temple, Khaleej Times has learnt.. The BAPS Hindu Mandir had its first concrete pouring ceremony for its raft foundation which took place on Thursday, February 13 at 6 pm at the temple site in Abu Dhabi.. The ceremony marked a single pour of 3,000 cubic meters of the concrete mix, which is made up of 55 per cent fly ash, making the mandir foundation green compared to most concrete mixtures used across the world.. " the unique mix contains no steel reinforcement which follows the traditional ancient stone architecture used for religious stone buildings in India," said mandir officials.�. Brahmavihari Swami and Akshaymunidas Swami from BAPS held special prayers for the project in the presence of Pavan Kapoor, Indian Ambassador to the UAE and Vipul, Consul General of India to Dubai and Dr Omar Al-Muthanna, CEO of the Community Development Authority.. Brahmavihari Swami said, "Our spiritual head Mahant Swami Maharaj performed the Shilanyas Vidhi on 20th April 2019 - today we are