UAE temple honors Hindu minority

Pink sandstone spires decorated with deities and the pious soar above what was once a barren patch of desert between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as part of the first stone-constructed Hindu temple in the Middle East.

The soon-to-open BAPS Hindu Mandir signals how far the UAE has come in acknowledging the different faiths of its expatriate community, long dominated by Indians across construction sites and boardrooms.