Which faith is the famous Lotus Temple of New Delhi dedicated to?
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Indeed it's the Bahaí faith. It's the youngest religion of the world! \n\nFounded a century and a half ago, the Bahá’í Faith is today among the fastest-growing of the world’s religions. With more than five million followers, who reside in virtually every nation on earth, it is the second-most widespread faith, surpassing every religion but Christianity in its geographic reach. Bahá’ís reside in more than 100,000 localities around the world, an expansion that reflects their dedication to the ideal of world citizenship.
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Harmandir Sahib or Hari Mandir (Punjabi: ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ) is the most sacred gurdwara in all of Sikhism, located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It was previously known as the Golden Temple, but was renamed in March 2005 by the SGPC. The temple is the most important sacred shrine for the Sikhs, who travel from all parts of the world to enjoy the blissful environments and offer their thanks by giving prayers. In addition, the sacred shrine is increasingly becoming a tourist attraction for visitors from all over the world. The Temple is located at 31° 37′12″N, 74° 52′37″E.\n\n\nHistory\nOriginally during 1574, the site of the temple was surrounded by a small lake, in a thin forest. The lake was enlarged and a small township was established during the leadership of the fourth Sikh Guru (Guru Ram Das, 1574-1581). It was during the leadership of the fifth Guru (Guru Arjan, 1581-1606), that full fledged Temple was built. The land on which it was built was gifted to Guru Ram Das by the Mughal emperor Akbar. A Muslim saint Hazrat Mian Mir of Lahore in December 1588 initiated the construction of the building by laying the foundation stone. It was completed in 1601. The temple was later attacked and had to be substantially rebuilt in the 1760s.\n\nAmritsar is one of the most ancient and legendary sites in the Punjab. The origin of the place where the Sri Hari Mandir stands is shrouded in mystery. Some trace its origin to the pre-historic, Vedic-epic period as a place of considerable religious importance in the form of a Amrit Kund (Spring of Nectar). But the site seems to have lost its eminence under the sway of the Buddhist movement, which swept away most of the important Hindu holy places. According to popular belief – Valmiki wrote his celebrated epic, the Ramayana, near around this hallowed site of the "Pool of Nectar". It was here, too, that Sita stayed during the period of her vanavasa (banishment). Here again, the twin sons of Lord Rama, were taught the Ramayana. Yet another legend identifies the site of this pool with the place where the whole of Lord Rama's army was destroyed by his sons, Lava and Kusa, and relates how at that time a jug of nectar descended from heaven to restore the soldiers to life.
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Hinduism is generally regarded as the world's oldest organized religion.\n\nMost forms of Hinduism are henotheistic religions. They recognize a single deity, and view other Gods and Goddesses as manifestations or aspects of that supreme God. Henotheistic and polytheistic religions have traditionally been among the world's most religiously tolerant faiths.\n\nKrishna is the second person of the Hindu Trinity. He is considered to be one of the incarnations of the God Vishnu. Some Hindus believe that he lived on Earth during perhaps the 2nd or 3rd century BCE.
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Shiva (English IPA: [ʃɪvə], [ʃiːvə] Sanskrit: शिव; Hindi: शिव; Malayalam ശിവന്‍; Tamil: சிவன் (when used to distinguish lordly status), also known as Siva and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as /ɕiʋə/) is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. Shiva is the supreme God in Shaivism, one of the major branches of Hinduism practiced in India.\n\nHe is the formless, timeless and spaceless Supreme God. Adi Sankara interprets the name Shiva meaning "One who purifies everyone by the utterance of His name" or the Pure One. The name Shiva is the Holiest of Holy names. The Good Lord is beyond and unaffected by the three gunas (characteristics) of Prakrti (matter/nature) namely Satva, Rajas, and Tamas.\n\nRudra is one of the Trimurti (not to be compared to the trinity as in Christianity). In the Trimurti, Rudra is the destroyer, and Brahma is the creator and Vishnu is the preserver. Shiva, according to some Hindu traditions, does everything. All other hindu gods and goddess are lesser than Shiva. According to Shaivism, the Good Lord Shiva performs five functions: 1. Creator, 2. Preserver, 3. Destroyer of evil, 4. Reprieving us from the sins, and most importantly, 5. Blessing.\n\nOther views contend that Shiva produces Vishnu who produces Brahma and thus creation began, within which the cycle of the Trimurti exists. Shiva also assumes many other roles, including the Lord of Ascetics (Mahadeva, or the Great God), the Lord of Boons (Rudra, or The Howler - rud-iti rudra), and also the Universal Divinity (Maheshvara, the Great Lord).Shaivaites, the worshippers of Shiva consider as the Ultimate Reality (see Ishta-Deva for fuller discussion).\n\nShiva is usually represented by the Shiva linga (or lingam), usually depicted as a clay mound with three horizontal stripes on it, or visualised as a blazing pillar. In anthropomorphised images, he is generally represented as immersed in deep meditation on Mount Kailash, his traditional abode.
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The Mughal fort at Allahabad, reputed to be one of Akbar's favorite, and intended to be one of the largest was begun in 1583, but taken over by the British in 1801 and converted into colonial barracks. Today,  Allahabad's  Mughal heritage survives only at the Khusrau Bagh. \n\nIn 1629, Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58) decided that what the far-flung empire needed was an imperial city. An imperial city communicates the emperor's power to visitors and his subjects alike. Shah Jahan chose the area where other rulers of India had also founded cities and forts: Delhi. His city, named Shahjahanabad, after the emperor himself, was suitably impressive. To the right is a map of the city. Shahjahanabad is now called the Old City of Delhi, or Old Delhi\n\nCity built by Mughals: Agra, Fatherpursikri
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The land of Varanasi (Kashi) has been an ultimate pilgrimage spot for Hindus for ages. Often referred to as Benares, Varanasi is the oldest living city in the world and as Mark Twain said, "Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together"\n\nNo-one knows
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Who are the Hindu's debating?   What are they debating?\nHow about:  Ancient practice, New Revelation, practicing faith today.
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If I had to answer you, it  would be Israel or India.  For discussion sake, it would be that entire area.  The major religions and offshoots all have roots there.  There is speculation that Jesus was a student in India before his prominence.  Very interesting question.  I would love to hear some scholarly answers from people who really study religion and spiritual issues.
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Yes, very interesting. ALthough Krishna doesn't mean "annointed one" it means "dark skinned one" because according to the story Vishnu incarnated into both a light skinned one (Balrama) and a dark skinned one (Krishna) who were to kill two different demons. Krishna of course goes beyond the stories and is found in the Mahabharata and is the form of God that speaks in the Bhagavad Gita. \n\nBoth Christ is said to be an incarnation of God and so is Krishna. In India they usually refer to Jesus as Isa or Yeshu (Yeshu in most of the south and in Kashmir, and Isa in the north...primarily influenced by Muslims who also refer to Jesus as Isa, but probably was called Yeshu before that). There are some sects and denominations that have Yeshu as being an incarnation of Vishnu, too (like Krishna, Rama, and the Buddha). Other Hindus see Yeshu as a great guru. In Kashmir, where one of the first Christian churches outside of Judea was founded (an undisputed fact in Christian history), there are some Buddhist and Hindu groups that claim that Yeshu survived the cross (somehow) and that he came back to live out his life and study with Hindu or Buddhist monks and teachers and died in Kashmir (there is even a tomb there). So I guess that's my interesting story to share with you as a way of saying thanks for sharing the interesting information about Christos, Kristo, Cristo word similarities. Not sure if there is a direct connection, but it is interesting.\n\nThanks again for sharing.\n\nPeace.
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bhakti movement.  the intense devotion to god
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Hinduism-There are 900 million in the world today.
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Im not sure what your asking I beleive it is hindu, could be muslim.or islam,
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ALLAH,is the Creator of the Universe....this is my faith.(my religion had taught to respect other religions..im sure all religion teaches the same..so dont make fun of others faith....)
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The jewel is in the lotus.
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Navagraha temples are temples devoted to the nine (nava) major celestial bodies (Grahas) of Hindu astronomy. These celestial bodies are named Surya (Sun), Chandra (Moon), Chevaai (Mars), Budhan (Mercury), Guru (Jupiter), Shukran (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu (Head of Demon Snake) and Ketu (Tail of Demon Snake). Many temples in South India contain a shrine dedicated to the Navagrahas. However, the term Navagraha temples refers to a cluster of nine separate temples, each an abode of one of the Navagrahams.\n\n--Navagraha Temples in Assam\n--Navagraha Temples in Tamil Nadu\nThere is a cluster of Navagraha Temples dating from the Chola dynasty near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. Each temple is located in a different village. Each of these temples is considered an abode of one of the Navagrahams. However, the majority of these temples are dedicated to Shiva. The Surya temple is the only one dedicated to the Graham. The Surya temple was built around the 11th or 12th century C.E. The other temples were built earlier, ranging back to 7th-9th century.\n\nSurya Navagrahastalam -- Tirumangalakkudi \nChandra Navagrahastalam -- Tingaloor \nAngaarakan Navagrahastalam -- Pullirukku Velur \nBudha Navagrahastalam -- Tiruvenkaadu \nGuru Navagrahastalam -- Aalanguidi \nSukra Navagrahastalam -- Kanjanoor \nShani Navagrahastalam -- Tirunallaar \nRaahu Navagrahastalam -- Tirunageswaram \nKetu Navagrahastalam -- Keezhperumpallam
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You should do some reading up on Hinduism, specifically samsara, and Shiva and Vishnu. Not exactly the same idea, but a similar concept.
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I am not sure what it is called, but lotus on headstand is called Urdhva Padmasana in Sirsasana