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Popularly known as the Lotus Temple due to its flower like shape, the Bahá’í House of Worship in New Delhi, India is a place that welcomes all religions and people of all castes, colours and cultures to worship in a spirit of unity.
There is no clergy in the temple, no idols, no pictures, no sermons, no rituals. Only the holy scriptures of the Bahá’í Faith and other religions can be read or chanted inside in any language. No musical instruments can be played inside, however, choirs can set the readings and prayers to music.
Inaugurated to public in 1986, this monument in marble is one of the most frequented architectural landmarks in the world. By the end of year 2002, it was said being more frequented than the Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal. It receives four million visitors each year (about 13,000 every day or 9 every minute).
The Lotus Temple is one of the eight Bahá’í House of Worship facilities in the world. Designed by Iranian architect Fariborz Sahba, it has won numerous architectural awards and is indeed one of the marvels of India’s modern architecture and one of the most complicated constructions in the world.
The building is composed of 27 free standing marble clad “petals” arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides. The nine doors of the Lotus Temple open onto a central hall slightly more than 40 meters tall, that is capable of holding up to 2,500 people. The inner leaves do not meet at the tip of the worship space and are capped with a dramatic glass and steel skylight.
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