“Pic of the Week”, March 18, 2016: The Lotus Temple, South Delhi

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One of the great new landmarks in Delhi is the Lotus Temple, built during 1980-1986 at a cost 10 million rupee.  The Temple is shaped like the lotus flower, its 27 petals made of concrete cores clad in a layer of white marble.  The marble is surprisingly not of Indian origin (the beautiful Taj Mahal is constructed of beautiful white Indian marble), but rather from Mt. Penteli in Greece.  The architect was an Iranian-Canadian, Fariborz Sahba, and the building has won numerous architectural awards.

The temple is set amidst pools and gardens.  It was built by the Bahai faith and is the only Bahai Temple in Asia.  This Temple is open to people of all faiths, and has no idols of any …

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Karl on Mar 17, 2016 | Comments Off on “Pic of the Week”, March 18, 2016: The Lotus Temple, South Delhi