Baha’i Temple in Norte del Cauca, Colombia Dedication Press Conference

Highlights of the Press Conference held for the upcoming Dedication of the Baha’i House of Worship in Norte del Cauca, Colombia.

More than 1,000 guests from across the country are expected for the ceremony, and when attendees arrive, they will witness the beautiful central edifice, its surrounding buildings, and an emerging native forest.

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 being 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. Others to be built are two national Houses of Worship in Papua New Guinea and The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and three more local Houses of Worship located in India, Kenya, and Vanuatu.

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

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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