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Day of Harmony | Inauguration of BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi, UAE

15 Feb 2024

Day of Harmony

Ahead of the evening assembly, Swamishri engages in friendly dialogue with esteemed leaders and representatives of the world’s major religions

Swamis and youths sing kirtans at the start of the evening assembly

Swamis and youths sing kirtans at the start of the assembly

Devotees seated during the assembly

Brahmaviharidas Swami addresses the evening assembly

Swamishri and dignitaries on stage during the assembly

Master of Ceremonies, His Excellency Omar Saif Ghobash, UAE Ambassador to the Holy See

Master of Ceremonies His Excellency Omar Saif Ghobash introduces a speaker

Devotees applaud during the assembly

Devotees seated in the assembly

Rabbi David Rosen, Special Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House, Abu Dhabi, addresses the assembly

Anandswarupdas Swami welcomes His Eminence Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of the Catholic Vicariate of Southern Arabia

Swamishri and dignitaries watch a video presentation

His Eminence Bishop Paolo Martinelli addresses the assembly

Members of the Sikh faith seated in the assembly

Devotees and well-wishers in the assembly

His Eminence Bishop Paolo Martinelli addresses the assembly

Representatives of various faiths in the assembly

Swamishri greets His Eminence Bishop Paolo Martinelli

Anandswarupdas Swami welcomes Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Founder President & Spiritual Director of the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre

Anandswarupdas Swami welcomes Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena

Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena addresses the assembly

Devotees in the assembly

Swamishri greets Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena

Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena presents a memento honoring the BAPS Hindu Mandir

His Excellency Dr Abdulrahman Alzaid, Deputy Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, addresses the assembly

Representatives of various faiths in the assembly

HE Vishal Sharma, Ambassador of India to UNESCO, addresses the assembly

Swamishri and dignitaries on stage

Anandswarupdas Swami welcomes Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, President of the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha

Bawa Jain, Secretary General of the World Council of Religious Leaders, addresses the assembly

Swamishri appreciates a guest speaker

The assembly rises to give a standing ovation to Mahant Swami Maharaj for building the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi

Swamishri humbly acknowledges the audience’s applause

The assembly rises to give a standing ovation to Mahant Swami Maharaj for building the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi

Swamishri enjoys a humorous moment on stage

Bawa Jain addresses the assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Anandswarupdas Swami presents a shawl to Bawa Jain

Swamishri and dignitaries join hands in a gesture of interfaith harmony

Swamishri and dignitaries on stage at the conclusion of the assembly

Devotees applaud Swamishri and the dignitaries

Swamishri and dignitaries on stage at the conclusion of the assembly

Ahead of the evening assembly, Swamishri engages in friendly dialogue with esteemed leaders and representatives of the world’s major religions

Swamis and youths sing kirtans at the start of the evening assembly

Swamis and youths sing kirtans at the start of the assembly

Devotees seated during the assembly

Brahmaviharidas Swami addresses the evening assembly

Swamishri and dignitaries on stage during the assembly

Master of Ceremonies, His Excellency Omar Saif Ghobash, UAE Ambassador to the Holy See

Master of Ceremonies His Excellency Omar Saif Ghobash introduces a speaker

Devotees applaud during the assembly

Devotees seated in the assembly

Rabbi David Rosen, Special Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House, Abu Dhabi, addresses the assembly

Anandswarupdas Swami welcomes His Eminence Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of the Catholic Vicariate of Southern Arabia

Swamishri and dignitaries watch a video presentation

His Eminence Bishop Paolo Martinelli addresses the assembly

Members of the Sikh faith seated in the assembly

Devotees and well-wishers in the assembly

His Eminence Bishop Paolo Martinelli addresses the assembly

Representatives of various faiths in the assembly

Swamishri greets His Eminence Bishop Paolo Martinelli

Anandswarupdas Swami welcomes Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Founder President & Spiritual Director of the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre

Anandswarupdas Swami welcomes Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena

Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena addresses the assembly

Devotees in the assembly

Swamishri greets Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena

Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena presents a memento honoring the BAPS Hindu Mandir

His Excellency Dr Abdulrahman Alzaid, Deputy Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, addresses the assembly

Representatives of various faiths in the assembly

HE Vishal Sharma, Ambassador of India to UNESCO, addresses the assembly

Swamishri and dignitaries on stage

Anandswarupdas Swami welcomes Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, President of the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha

Bawa Jain, Secretary General of the World Council of Religious Leaders, addresses the assembly

Swamishri appreciates a guest speaker

The assembly rises to give a standing ovation to Mahant Swami Maharaj for building the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi

Swamishri humbly acknowledges the audience’s applause

The assembly rises to give a standing ovation to Mahant Swami Maharaj for building the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi

Swamishri enjoys a humorous moment on stage

Bawa Jain addresses the assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Anandswarupdas Swami presents a shawl to Bawa Jain

Swamishri and dignitaries join hands in a gesture of interfaith harmony

Swamishri and dignitaries on stage at the conclusion of the assembly

Devotees applaud Swamishri and the dignitaries

Swamishri and dignitaries on stage at the conclusion of the assembly