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, Oman. It is one of the oldest Hindu temples in the Middle East region. The temple celebrates numerous Hindu festivals such as Vasant Panchmi, Ramnavmi, Hanuman Jayanti,

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and Ganesh Chaturthi. Over 20,000 Hindus visit the temple during

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History

The temple is believed to have been built 109–125 years ago by the Thatta's Bhatia (Sindh Pakistan ) aste merchant community in Oman. The Bhatia merchant community from Sindh Pakistan first settled in Muscat in 1507.,

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The complex contains three temples - Shri Adi Motishwar Mahadev Temple, Shri Motishwar Mahadev Temple and Shri

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ji Temple. Although Muscat is a desert, the temple's well has water throughout the year. There are three priests in the temple along with three support staff and four administrative staff, besides a whole gamut of volunteers rendering their services. Indian Prime Minister

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visited the temple on 12 February 2018, during his state visit to Oman, and performed an ''

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m'' and interacted with the members of the Temple Management Committee.

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