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Baha’i Temple, Delhi

Baha’i Temple, Delhi
The Baha’i Temple in Delhi, India, is one of the city’s most distinctive landmarks. Popularly known as the Lotus Temple, it is built of white marble in the shape of a half-opened lotus flower. Baha’i is a nondenominational religious faith founded in the late 19th century. The world’s largest Baha’i community is found in India, where about 2 million people adhere to the faith. Social aims based in the principles of the Baha’i faith include the abolition of racial and religious prejudice.
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