LOTUS TEMPLE

Lotus Temple 

The Lotus Temple is located in New Delhi, India. Also called Bahai Temple or the Bahai House of worship, the Lotus Temple is an important landmark in the city of Delhi. This place of worship of the Bahai sect is literally constructed in the shape of a large, white Lotus  flower which  is completed in 1986.  It serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has become a prominent attraction in the city. The structure is made up of pure white marble The architect Furiburz Sabha chose the lotus as the symbol common to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam. Adherents of any faith are free to visit the temple and pray or meditate. Around the blooming petals there are nine pools of water, which light up, in natural light. Height of lotus temple is 40 meters. Marble, cement, dolomite, and send were used in construction of lotus temple. If you look this temple from top view it looks like half opened lotus temple. Construction of this architecture takes 10 years to complete. There are 800 people who have worked in construction of this temple. This House of Worship is generally referred to as the "Lotus Temple". In India,during the Hindu festival Durga Puja , several times a replica of the Lotus Temple has been made as a pandal, a temporary structure set up to venerate the goddess Durga.

HISTORY OF LOTUS TEMPLE

NEW DELHI: At just 25 years of age, the Lotus Temple here would be the youngest entry to Unesco's tentative world heritage list. Most of the entries are centuries old, and while Lotus Temple may have a long way to go before it actually becomes a world heritage site, it has opened the door to recognition of modern heritage in the country. According to Indian laws, a building has to be at least 100 years old to be considered heritage. The Temple has received wide range of attention in professional architectural, fine art, religious, governmental, and other venues. 1987, the architect of the Bahá'í House of Worship, Mr. Fariborz Sahba, was presented the award for excellence in religious art and architecture by the UK-based Institution of Structural Engineers for producing a building "so emulating the beauty of a flower and so striking in its visual impact. As of 2003, it had been featured in television programmes in India, Russia, and China.

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