NEW DELHI, Feb. 19 -- On Valentine's Day, when some custodians of faith usually harass young couples exchanging sweet nothings at public parks because they lack private space, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Abu Dhabi to inaugurate the largest Hindu temple in West Asia. Questions may arise about whether the Prime Minister's role is to inaugurate temples.

Such questions seem silly when Modi can infuse life (Pran Prathishta) into carved stones, as he did in Ayodhya on January 22, suspending the construction work of the Ram temple for over a month. In Abu Dhabi, on the contrary, the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha completed the job before Modi could do the honours of opening it to the general public.

The temple is undoubtedly inspiring, as i...