Motishwar Mandir is a Shiva temple complex located near the

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in the

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area of

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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 1909–115 years ago by the Thatta's Bhatia (Sindh Pakistan) community in Oman. The Bhatia community from Sindh Pakistan first settled in Muscat in 1507.

Overview

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 ''

abhisheka Abhisheka () is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti of a deity. This is common to religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Hinduism An abhiṣeka is conducted by pries ...

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

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