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PM Modi to participate in Janmashtami event at Gulf's oldest temple on Sunday

The temple was built in 1817 by the Thattai Hindu community who had arrived from Sindh, undivided India.

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Prime minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday participate in a Janmashtami event at Gulf's oldest temple -- the Shreenathji [Shree Krishna] Hindu Temple in Bahrain -- as he will launch the 200-year-old temple's renovation project. 

The Prime Minister is currently on a 2-nation visit of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. This is the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Bahrain. During his visit to Bahraini capital Manama, Modi will launch the US $4.2 million redevelopment project of the temple.

The temple was built in 1817 by the Thattai Hindu community who had arrived from Sindh, undivided India. The Shreenathji was established under the royal patronage and is also the first temple of the gulf region.

The temple in Bahrain is located in the heart of Manama (Souq) and in honour of the contributions made by the Indian Community, the kingdom's government designated the old Manama Souq area around the temple as “Little India in Bahrain” in December 2015. 

The temple is managed by the Thattai Hindu Mercantile Community from Thatta, Sindh and that is why the name Thattai Bhatia. Thattai Bhatias were one of the earliest expatriate communities to settle in Bahrain in the early 19th century and establish businesses in Bahrain. The community made Bahrain their home even before oil was discovered and they are well-established businessmen in Bahrain owning large companies.

The temple functions on the spiritual path of Pushti Marg or Vallabh Sampradaya which is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism founded by Shree Vallabhacharya around 1500 AD. Lord Krishna is the chief deity in the temple. The main temple of the sect is in India -- Nathdwara Temple in Udaipur, Rajasthan - built in 1672 by Goswami priests who manage the temple and are revered by the followers of Pushti marg all over the world.

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