Aerial Views of the Baha’i Temple in Norte del Cauca, Colombia

The recently inaugurated House of Worship in Norte del Cauca marks a new stage in the development of the Baha’i Faith in Colombia. In this short video, you can see the sweeping majesty and brilliance of the Temple, both during the day and in the evening, and this beauty mirrors the spiritual growth of nearby communities. 

The Temple’s inauguration ceremony marks a historic occasion for the people of Norte del Cauca, home to what is now the world’s second local Baha’i House of Worship – the other is located in Battambang, Cambodia. The local Baha’i House of Worship in Colombia is one of seven Baha’i Houses of Worship announced by the Universal House of Justice in their 2012 Ridvan Message. Two national Houses of Worship in Papua New Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along with three more local Houses of Worship in India, Kenya, and Vanuatu have yet to be built.

Houses of Worship are sometimes referred to as “Baha’i Temples” or by the name “Mashriqu’l-Adhkar,” which is Arabic for “Dawning-place of the remembrances of God.” There are currently eight continental Houses of Worship in the world today in Panama, Uganda, the United States of America, Samoa, Australia, India, Germany, and Chile.

For more information about the Baha’i House of Worship of Norte del Cauca, Colombia, please visit: http://bahai.org.co/casa-adoracion

You can also read more about the Temple’s design process and its architectural team from this Baha’i World News Service article, find out more about Baha’i Houses of Worship here on Bahai.org, and there’s also a great new compilation on the institution of the Mashriqu’l-Adhar now available online at the Baha’i Reference Library.

Want to see how much you know about Baha’i Houses of Worship? Try Baha’i Blog’s House of Worship Trivia Quiz

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