Hinduism in the United Arab Emirates
Hindus are a significant minority in the United Arab Emirates and there are more than 660,000 Hindus living in the United Arab Emirates as of 2020. Hinduism is followed mainly by the significant Indian population in the United Arab Emirates. Background. After the discovery of crude oil and large scale industrialization and urbanization in the UAE many workers and employees came to UAE for work and employment purpose in the nation. Many South Asians immigrated there for work and employed and after 2000, Dubai became a global hotspot for mainly South Asians, many of  them were Hindus. Demographics. Most of the Hindu diaspora in UAE are Indian, especially from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab. The other Hindus are from Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. Temples. There is currently just one Hindu temple in the two largest sheikhdoms. The Hindu Temple, Dubai (locally referred to as "Shiva and Krishna Mandir") has been pointed out as just a small prayer hall operating on the upper floor of a rented commercial building, with two altars. In July 2013, a Muslim businessman donated five acres of land adjoining a mosque for setting up a Swaminarayan  temple just outside the city of Abu Dhabi, off the highway going towards Dubai. In August 2015, the UAE government announced permission for building a Hindu temple on it. The announcement was made during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the UAE. The first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi is currently under construction. The new temple, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Abu Dhabi, had its foundation stone laying ceremony in April 2019. There are two operating cremation facilities for the Hindu community, one in Abu Dhabi and one in Dubai.