Delhi’s most innovative modern structure, the Baha’i House of Worship was completed in 1986. Built of white marble, it resembles an unfurling 27-petal lotus, and is often referred to as The Lotus Temple. Followers of all faiths are invited to attend the daily service in its auditorium, which seats 1,300 people. Our tour bus stopped for a “photo-op” and we were given just five minutes to make a picture. I juxtaposed the top of the structure against its iron fence, which to me seemed to resemble a series of leaves, each bent in prayer and meditation. I am creating, in effect, a symbolic congregation for the temple.
