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Bollywood Stars Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff Visit BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi, UAE

8 Apr 2024

Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff Visit Abu Dhabi Mandir

Brahmaviharidas Swami, Head of BAPS Hindu Mandir, welcomes Tiger Shroff

Brahmaviharidas Swami, Head of BAPS Hindu Mandir, welcomes Akshay Kumar

Brahmaviharidas Swami explains the history of the 'Wall of Harmony', one of the largest 3-D printed walls in the UAE

Brahmaviharidas Swami, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff and Vashu Bhagnani offer their own prayers for global peace and harmony

Brahmaviharidas Swami, Ashok Kotecha, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, and Vashu Bhagnani join together to capture this moment of harmony

Guests in front of the Divine Eye

Brahmaviharidas Swami, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, and Ashok Kotecha in front of the BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi

Brahmaviharidas Swami describes the special heat-resistant flooring that allows one to walk barefoot around the Mandir

Tiger Shroff is astonished by the details of the 'skin' on the cows carved from stone around the mandir

Akshay Kumar points out the meaning of various carvings

Brahmaviharidas Swami explains the seven pinnacles reflect the unity between the seven emirates in the UAE

Brahmaviharidas Swami, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Vashu Bhagnani and Ashok Kotecha beneath the central pinnacle of the mandir

Brahmaviharidas Swami describes the carving of the swamis and sheikhs representing the values of love, peace, and harmony

Guests capture a picture on the steps of the mandir

Brahmaviharidas Swami guides Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff to the 'Dome of Harmony', symbolizing the unity between the five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space

Guests marvel at the story behind the 'pillar of pillars' - a pillar adorned with 1,400 delicately carved smaller pillars

Praying before Bhagwan Shri Shiva Parivar

Praying before Bhagwan Srinivas Padmavatiji

Brahmaviharidas Swami highlights the life of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the visionary behind BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi

Praying before Swami Shri Ayyappaji

Guests perform special puja under the Dome of Peace

Praying before Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj - Parabrahma Purushottam Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Shri Gunatitanand Swami

Guests perform the arti before the sacred murtis of God

Brahmaviharidas Swami ties a nadachhadi (sanctified thread) on Tiger Shroff, offering his personal prayers

Brahmaviharidas Swami, Akshay Kumar, and Tiger Shroff kneel to pay their respects and apply the holy water of the Ganga to their eyes, forehead and chest

Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff thank Brahmaviharidas Swami, and express their gratitude towards HH Mahant Swami Maharaj, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for creating the BAPS Hindu Mandir