Lotus temple

this temple was in southern delhi and is a key structure of the Bahá'í faith. the faith is based on a few tenants:
Bahá'í teachings emphasize the spiritual oneness of humanity and the underlying unity of the major world religions. Religious history is seen to have unfolded through the influence of a series of divinely-sent messengers, each of whom established a religion that was suited to the needs of the time. These messengers have included Abraham, Moses, Zoroaster, the Buddha, Krishna, Jesus, Muhammad and, most recently, the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh.

it seems like a pretty cool idea to me but also proclaims the last profit, for whom the religion is named, as the incarnation of all of the previous teachers. his words were found all over the building inside and out. i have no pics from the inside as when i tried to snap one quickly, a lady chastised immediately and watched as i deleted it from my camera. woa. the building is sweet, the ideas seem neat to me, but underlying the whole thing was a sense that this was in some way the eastern version of Scientology. i wonder if baha was a science fiction writer....?
good stuff, met some nice people who claim this as their practice. whatever floats your boat i guess. awesome building.