Lotus Temple
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 12 Apr 2019 22:37
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The Lotus Temple,
Delhi
 We walked through one of the many,
impressive peacock gates.
  The tablet
inside the gate read: The Bahai Faith recognizes the unity of God and of His
prophets upholds the principle of an unfettered search after truth condemns all
forms of superstition and prejudice, teaches that the fundamental purpose of
religion id to promote concord and harmony that it must go hand in hand with
science, and that it constitutes the soul and ultimate basis of a peaceful, an
ordered and progressive society. It inculcates the principle of equal
opportunity, rights and privileges for both sexes, advocates compulsory education, abolishes extremes of
poverty and wealth exalts work performed in the spirit of service to the rank of
worship recommends the adoption of an auxiliary international language, and
provides the necessary agencies for the establishment and safe guarding of a
permanent universal peace. Then we looked across the vast garden and caught
our first look at the Lotus Temple.
  We bimbled along the long pathways. The grounds measure 26.6
acres, purchased in 1953.
 The clean lines of the Lotus Temple
are due to the architect Mr. Fariburz Sahba, construction began on the 21st of
April 1980 and the edifice was formerly dedicated to the Unity of God, Unity of
Religion and Unity of Mankind on the 24th of December 1986. The height from
floor to top is 34.27 metres, the diameter is 70 metres and the roof is made up of 27 petals. The petals are made of
white concrete. On the exterior the petals are clad in white Greek marble
panels. Inside there is seating for 1300.
  There are nine pools around the temple. The temple was paid for by
voluntary contribution received from the Indian Bahai community as well as
Bahai’s all over the world.
  Pictures are not allowed inside but
here is a model in the Information Centre and a
picture by Dinudey Baidya of the
inside.
  Once outside I did take a couple through the glass.
 Out through a different path passing
another pool.
 Bear on the
steps as we leave this ‘peaceful’ idea............
 Pleased to have visited the Lotus Temple, since it opened 70 million have come from all
over the world.
 Another
tablet.
  Lovely jacaranda
trees as we left.
ALL IN ALL HUGE GROUNDS,
PRETTY BUILDING AND PEACEFUL RELIGION.....
INTERESTING AND INTRIGUING
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