Offerings placed by the bodhi tree at Dubai's Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A Buddhist monk holds his hands in prayer to a statue to Buddha at Dubai's Mahamevnawa temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Two Buddhist priests meditate at the temple in Jumeirah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Worshippers hear the chanting of the Buddhist monk at the temple in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The monk recites versus of Buddha's teachings in Sinhalese before giving a sermon. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Worshippers hear the sermon at Dubai's Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - August 3, 2018: Buddhist temple, Mahamevnawa Bhavana Asapuwa. Friday, August 3rd, 2018 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Men hold their hands in prayer before the statue of Buddha in Dubai's only Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A man worships in Dubai's only Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A worshipper brings an offering to the temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Volunteers serve food to the monks. Two monks are in the UAE at any give time. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A woman holds her hands in prayer at the bodhi tree just outside the temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Nilanthi Wimalaweera makes an offering by the bodhi tree. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A woman prays by the bodhi tree at Dubai's Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A sapling taken from the main bodhi tree in the garden of Dubai's Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Offerings placed by the bodhi tree at Dubai's Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A Buddhist monk holds his hands in prayer to a statue to Buddha at Dubai's Mahamevnawa temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Two Buddhist priests meditate at the temple in Jumeirah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Worshippers hear the chanting of the Buddhist monk at the temple in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The monk recites versus of Buddha's teachings in Sinhalese before giving a sermon. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Worshippers hear the sermon at Dubai's Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - August 3, 2018: Buddhist temple, Mahamevnawa Bhavana Asapuwa. Friday, August 3rd, 2018 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Men hold their hands in prayer before the statue of Buddha in Dubai's only Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A man worships in Dubai's only Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A worshipper brings an offering to the temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Volunteers serve food to the monks. Two monks are in the UAE at any give time. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A woman holds her hands in prayer at the bodhi tree just outside the temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Nilanthi Wimalaweera makes an offering by the bodhi tree. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A woman prays by the bodhi tree at Dubai's Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A sapling taken from the main bodhi tree in the garden of Dubai's Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Offerings placed by the bodhi tree at Dubai's Buddhist temple. Chris Whiteoak / The National