Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
This short video released by Templo Baha’i de Sudamerica (Baha’i Temple of South America) offers stunning footage of the exterior of the House of Worship in Chile.
For more videos about the temple, its dedication or its construction, feel free to check out Templo Baha’i de Sudamerica’s Vimeo channel.
The Baha’i World News Service covered the inauguration of the temple extensively with detailed articles and beautiful photographs from the events. Here is the link to all the stories related to the dedication of the final continental House of Worship: http://news.bahai.org/chile-temple/
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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