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Bahai Temple in New Delhi is a place of worship for the people belonging to the Bahai Faith. There are eight houses of worship found throughout the world and the ninth is still under construction. Bahai Temple is exclusively kept reserved for the purpose of worship and the sermons are strictly prohibited here. Scriptural readings is however, allowed to the followers of Bahai faith. Our site cheapflightstonewdelhi offers detailed information about Bahai Temple.
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The Bahai Temple in New Delhi is regarded as the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent. Built in the year 1986 is blessed with incredible architectural beauty and is popularly known as the “Lotus Temple”. The number of architectural awards won has earned it a special place among the tourist destinations of the city. The architect of the Bahai Temple in New Delhi was an Iranian. Fariborz Sahba is now settled in Canada. The structure of the temple derived its inspiration from the lotus flower. The twenty-seven petals of marble are intricately arranged in three clusters to form nine sides. The Bahai Temple is blessed with nine doors that make way for the visitors to reach the central hall.
| The central hall has the capacity to hold 2,500 people. Located in the village of Bahapur the temple resembles a lotus floating on its surrounding ponds. The shining white marble adores the temple with a charming look. Ardishir Rustampur of Hyderabad donated the major part of the funds required for buying the land. The Bahai Temple has a record to its credit of attracting 50 million visitors from throughout the world. It is considered to be the most visited building in the world. The temple marks the visit of four million visitors every year. The temple generates maximum traffic during the festive seasons when the people find it an ideal time to spend some hours in the holy ambience of the temple. Bahai Temple offers excellent traffic connections for the convenience of the travelers. In order to collect more information about major tourist attractions in New Delhi browse through our site cheapflightstonewdelhi.
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