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Vaishnava · near Al Rahba, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Mureikhah
Swaminarayan as Akshar Purushottam Maharaj, with seven shikhars
GeneralEducation
The temple in short
Deity
Swaminarayan as Akshar Purushottam Maharaj, with seven shikhars
Where
near Al Rahba, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 24.70N 54.85E
Usual hours
9 am – 8 pm, closed on Monday — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling.Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Guru
Visited for
The first traditional stone mandir in the Gulf, opened in 2024 on land given by the UAE and carved in India: seven shikhars for the seven emirates, off the Abu Dhabi–Dubai highway.
Kept for Jupiter, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.
Been to this temple? The things that change — whether the hours on this page were
right, whether the sannidhi was open, how long the queue was on a Saturday — are exactly
what no printed source keeps current, and what the next person travelling here needs.
Were the hours right when you went?
Is anything on this page wrong or out of date?
A photograph of the gopuram, the tank, or the notice board
A contribution carries a name, so a reader knows whose account it came from. That is why
it needs an account, and it is the only reason.
Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.