Lotus Temple - New Delhi - Helpful Travel Info

The Lotus Temple, located in New Delhi, is a Bahá'í House of Worship, open to people of all faiths to visit.

Temple is a Lotus flower like shape and looks very beautiful from the outside.

The architect, Fariborz Sahba, was awarded several certificates for excellence in religious art and architecture from all over the world.

The mission of the Baha'i Faith is to bring unity to the world.

In an effort to achieve its goal, this temple is staffed with volunteers from all over the world.

The Baha'i faith wishes to establish harmony between the chasms of race, religion, gender, education, and socio-economic status.

Before entering the complex there is a security check. 

There is a separate line for men and women.

You will pass through metal detectors and your bags will be checked.

You may get frisked by security personnel.

You will walk down the path to the temple providing good spots for pictures.

Please remain on the path.

When you arrive at the temple, check your shoes at the shoe room.   

Get in line and you will get sorted into groups to go up to the main entrance.

As one group leaves another group will enter the Prayer Hall

Once in the prayer hall, they ask that you refrain from talking. 

You will have about 10-15 minutes to pray, reflect, and meditate.

The temple is renowned for its design and engineering and constructed from white marble.

The nine sides to the temple form the 27 marble petals.

The nine doors lead to a central prayer hall that has a capacity of 2500 people and is about 40m high.  

The floor inside the central hall is also made of marble.

According to Bahai scripture, the House of Worship cannot have any pictures, statues, or images displayed inside.  

Therefore it is sparse inside the temple unlike other temples in India.  

Cameras, video cameras, or mobile phones are restricted inside the Prayer Hall and the Information Centre.

This is an active temple. 

Prayer services are held at 10:00am, 12:00pm, 3:00pm, and 5:00pm in the Prayer Hall.

At these times prayers from different religions are chanted or read out loud.  

There is no standard/ ritualized program.

Guests are not allowed in the Prayer Hall during this time but must wait until the prayers are over.

After exiting the Prayer Hall, you can visit the welcome center or the Library. 

Don't forget to collect your shoes.

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