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One
of the most beautiful temples in India,
40 m high Lotus Temple is also known as
the Bahai temple, and is built in the shape
of a half-open lotus flower. Located near
Bahapur village, it is the seventh Baha
'i house of worship in the world. Completed
in 1986, this pure white marble temple is
also known as the Taj of modern India. Surrounded
by carefully manicured lawns, it was built
using marble, cement, sand and dolomite.
The temple structure has 27 giant white
marble petals and nine swimming pools, indicative
of the nine spiritual paths unifying the
Baha 'i faith, who believes in the unity
of all religions and humanity.
Faith focuses on prayer,
as described, "Conversation with God
'and meditation, described as 'key to open
the doors of mysteries '. The temple represents
the great views and scientific ideas of
Baha` i faith and signifies the purity and
the universality of the Lord. A perfect
silence is maintained in the main hall of
prayer, to allow worshippers to meditate
and pray in peace. It is said that nearly
four million people visit the temple every
day. The temple seems all the more divine
in the night, where color impart a light
colored eyes. You can visit the temple Tuesday
to Sunday, between 10.00 pm and 4.00 pm.
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