LOTUS TEMPLE The Lotus Temple, located in New Delhi, India, is a Baháí House of Worship completed in 1986. Notable for its flowerlikeshape, it serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has become a prominent attraction in the city. The Lotus Temple has won numerous architectural awards. Like all other Baháí Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is open to all, regardless of religion, or any other distinction, as emphasized in Baháí texts. The Baháí laws emphasize that the spirit of the House of Worship be that it is a gathering place where people of all religions may worship God without denominational restrictions. The Baháí laws also stipulate that only the holy scriptures of the Baháí Faith and other religions can be read or chanted inside in any language; while readings and prayers can be set to music by choirs, no musical instruments can be played inside. Furthermore no sermons can be delivered, and there can be no ritualistic ceremonies practiced. 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 surface of the House of Worship is made of white marble from Penteli mountain in Greece, the very same from which many ancient monuments and other Baháí Houses of Worship are built. Along with its nine surrounding ponds and the gardens, the Lotus Temple property comprises 26 acres
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:28:49 +0000
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