Bicentenary Events at Baha’i Houses of Worship Around the World: A Roundup of Live-stream Recordings

As celebrations in honour of the bicentenary anniversary of the Birth of the Bab, Prophet-herald of the Baha’i Faith, unfolded around the planet special events held at the Baha’i Houses of Worship were live-streamed from the official website for the Bicentenary, bicentenary.bahai.org. The majority of these events were recorded and can now be watched at any time on the Baha’i World Centre’s YouTube channel and we definitely encourage you to take a journey around the world by watching them!

Here are the videos currently available, listed in the order the events occurred:

The Baha’i House of Worship for Australasia (Sydney, Australia)

The Baha’i House of Worship for Africa (Kampala, Uganda)

The Baha’i House of Worship for North America (Wilmette, United States)

The Baha’i House of Worship in Colombia (Norte del Cauca)

The Baha’i House of Worship for South America (Santiago, Chile)

The Baha’i House of Worship for the Indian Subcontinent (New Delhi, India)

The Baha’i House of Worship for Central America (Panama City, Panama)

The Baha’i House of Worship for Cambodia (Battambang)

You can find out more about Baha’i Houses of Worship (also known as Baha’i temples or Mashriqu’l-Adhkar’s) from this page on Bahai.org: The Mashriqu’l-Adhkar

If you’re curious to know more about Baha’i Houses of Worship, you might find this Baha’i Blog article helpful: Baha’i Temples: A Brief Introduction

If you haven’t been checking them out already, we definitely recommend following these official platforms that have published stories, photos, and videos from or related to the bicentenary:

1. The Baha’i World News Service: bwns.org
2. YouTube: youtube.com/thebahaifaith
3. Instagram: @twinbirthdays
4. Facebook: facebook.com/twinbirthdays

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