23-Aug-2019: PM Modi to launch $4.2 million redevelopment project of Hindu temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the USD 4.2 million redevelopment project of the 200-year-old Lord Sri Krishna temple in the Bahraini capital during his two-day visit to the Gulf nation.

In the first-ever Prime Ministerial visit by India, Modi will launch the redevelopment of the Shreenathji (Shree Krishna) temple in Manama at a special ceremony.

The newly-built structure will have 45,000 square feet in area and will have 80 per cent more capacity to host devotees in terms of space.

The project also envisages a facility for hosting Hindu weddings, in line with the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority’s initiative to make the Kingdom a hub of Indian weddings. There will also be knowledge centre as well as a museum attached to the temple.