Fact Check: Viral Video From Abu Dhabi’s First Hindu Temple?
The claims on social media are false. The video is actually from Morari Bapu’s Ram Katha held in 2016 in Abu Dhabhi.
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A viral video on social media claims that Sultan Sheikh Mohammad completed his promise to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and constructed Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu Temple.
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
(Translation: Sultan Sheikh Mohammed built the first Hindu temple according to his promise to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Abu Dhabi. Sultan's wife, Begum is heading towards the temple towards the holy Ramayana, and together with Sultan Sheikh Mohammed, Ram Katha Pathak Morari Bapuji are also seen. Truly amazing view This is a rare video, please send it to everyone )
The video went viral on Facebook and Twitter with the same claim.
TRUE OR FALSE?
An old video from has been re-shared with a false message. The video is from Morari Bapu’s Ram Katha held in 2016 in Abu Dhabhi, not from the laying of the foundation stone of the first Hindu temple.
WHAT WE FOUND OUT?
The viral video was uploaded on YouTube in September 2016, which is three years ago, while the foundation stone for the first Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi was laid just last month on 20 April 2019.
Dainik Bhaskar reported on the event, stating that Morari Bapu held a Ram Katha in Abu Dhabi on the occasion of Navaratri.
The event was also recorded and put up on Morari Bapu’s official YouTube channel.
The laying of foundation stone of the Hindu temple took place last month, as reported by The Quint. It will be the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East, and is being constructed by Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a socio-spiritual Hindu organisation.
(With inputs from SMHoaxSlayer.)
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