Worshippers heartbroken as Bur Dubai Hindu temple closes – The National

Worshippers heartbroken as Bur Dubai Hindu temple closes – The National

Emotions ran high as worshippers arrived at the 65-year-old Hindu temple in Bur Dubai on Tuesday evening to offer their prayers “one last time” before it closed on Wednesday.They can now visit the new temple in Jebel Ali, which opened on October 22.Built in 1958 in Bur Dubai’s Old Souq, the Sindhi Guru Darbar temple complex, housing Bur Dubai Shiv Temple and the gurdwara, where Sikhs worship, served as a spiritual sanctuary for hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers and tourists.“I am heart-broken,” Chandra Sachdev, 65, from Mumbai told The National.A Bur Dubai resident whose house is a 15-minute walk from the temple, Chandra Sachdev has been worshipping at the temple for more than 40 years.Hindu temple The Hindu temple in Bur Dubai shuts on January the 3rd. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National “The temple has a special place in my heart forever. I used to come here twice a day. Every morning and evening. I wish it would stay here in Bur Dubai,” she said, before adding she was disappointed at the prospect of having to travel across the city to worship from now on.“It is so far away. How will I go there every day?” said