When you approach the Temple, you can already perceive the spirituality and altruism of such a splendid architectural work, slightly disturbed by the immense number of people who visit it.
The Bahá'í House of Worship, known as the Lotus Temple, is located in Delhi, India. The temple has been erected as a space for prayer, meditation and reflection for all people of all religions, following the teachings of the Bahá'í Faith. Its interior is a very wide space, without separations, also without images, statues, paintings, pulpits or altars, in which only the seats arranged to profess any religion, are found.
The temple has become one of the most visited sites in the world. It was designed by the Iranian architect Fariborz Sahba. Its construction was completed in 1986 and has received many awards for its architectural beauty.
The work is inspired by the India national flower, the Lotus, composed of 27 marble-clad as petals, surrounded by nine pools and bridges that symbolize the spiritual paths of the Bahá'í religion. Located in the middle of these pools and an extensive garden, the natural environment of the flower is recreated and a wide space of peace and tranquility is offered.
The teachings of Bahá'í faith bring together ideas of theological, social and spiritual nature, established by its founder Bahá'u'lláh, born in 1817 in Tehran, Iran. The roots of the Bahá'í faith come from the monotheistic religion Abrahamic: Babism. Three central affirmations of Bahá'í faith are called the "three unicities": the unity of God, the unity of religion and the unity of humanity. The Bahá'í writings affirm that there is a single almighty God who reveals his message through various divine preachers or educators, through whom a single religion is progressively revealed. In this way, the message of God is imparted to a single one Humanity, since we all possess a rational soul and only color and culture differentiate us.