The Lotus Temple, located in New Delhi, is one of India’s most beautiful and peaceful places of worship. It was completed in 1986 and is a Bahá’í House of Worship, open to people of all religions. The temple was designed by Fariborz Sahba, an Iranian architect, who took inspiration from the shape of a lotus flower, a symbol of purity and peace in Indian culture.
ISKCON Delhi was inaugurated on 5 April 1998 by the former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It is located at Hare Krishna Hills, Sant Nagar, East of Kailash, South Delhi, India.
The construction of the temple took about 10 years and cost around $10 million (about ₹70 crores at that time). The funds were contributed by Bahá’í followers around the world. The building is made of white marble from the Penteli mountains in Greece, the same marble used in many famous monuments.
The Lotus Temple has 27 marble petals arranged in groups of three to form nine sides, with nine doors opening into a large central hall that can hold over 2,500 people. There are no idols, rituals, or sermons — only silent prayer and meditation.
The main purpose of the Lotus Temple is to promote unity, peace, and harmony among all faiths, reflecting the Bahá’í belief that “all religions are one.” It remains one of India’s top tourist attractions and a symbol of spiritual unity.
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