The Lotus Temple, located in Delhi, India, may be a Baháʼí House of Worship that was dedicated in December 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it's become a prominent attraction within the city.
A 2001 CNN report mentioned it because the most visited building within the world.The temple was dedicated 23-27 December 1986 with a gathering of 8,000 Baháʼís from 107 countries, including some 4,000 Baháʼís from 22 provinces in India.
The permanent delegation of India to the UNESCO, reported that the Lotus Temple has received over 100 million visitors by April 2014.The Baháʼí Faith teaches that a Baháʼí House of Worship should be an area for people of all religions to collect , reflect, and worship.
The sacred writings of not only the Baháʼí faith but also other religions are often read and/or chanted, no matter language; on the opposite hand, reading nonscriptural texts is forbidden, as are delivering sermons or lectures, or fund-raising.
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, the son of the founding father of the faith , stipulated that an important architectural character of a House of Worship may be a nine-sided circular shape.
Baháʼí scripture also states that no pictures, statues or images be displayed within the House of Worship and no pulpits or altars be incorporated as an architectural feature (readers may stand behind simple portable lecture stands).Model of the temple at the knowledge centreInspired by the lotus flower, the planning for the House of Worship in New Delhi consists of 27 free-standing marble-clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to make nine sides.