In this video, we join Naysan as he attends the inauguration of the Baha'i Temple of Papua New Guinea with fellow Baha'i Blog team members Jordan Raj, Collis and Fuad Ta'eed.
Naysan was raised in Papua New Guinea, along with his dear friends and Baha'i Blog co-founders Collis and Fuad Ta’eed. Together with Jordan, they had the privilege of attending the opening of the national Baha’i House of Worship in Port Moresby, where they were able to reunite with so many dear friends who came from across the country--many of whom had travelled for days on foot to be there.
The Baha'i House of Worship of Papua New Guinea - also referred to as a Baha’i Temple - is one of the first national Baha’i Temples in the world.
Like all Baha’i Temples, it has 9 sides and is open to all people, regardless of their religion, race or gender.
Papua New Guinea is a country in the Pacific Islands, and it has over 800 different languages--that’s half the world's languages this unique island nation--and with these languages, come thousands of different tribes and customs.
To celebrate this diversity, the architectural design of the Temple is inspired by traditional weaving, and it’s symbolic of the way in which these diverse tribes and cultures of Papua New Guinea all come together.
The Temple's interior features wooden panels carved by hand, and woven panels also done by hand. These serve as both decoration and help with the acoustics.
One of the unique aspects of the building of this House of Worship is the fact that a lot of the work was done by members of the local community, who all came together to make the Temple a reality, and many learned how to do a lot of the specific tasks needed to complete the Temple.
Words cannot express how grateful Naysan, Collis, Fuad and Jordan felt to have had the opportunity to attend the inauguration of this special House of Worship, which we're sure will serve as a beacon of light, spreading hope and unity across the land, for generations to come.
We'd like to thank the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Papua New Guinea for some of the footage used in this film.
To find out more about the new Baha'i Temple of PNG, please check out this article by the Baha'i World News Service: news.bahai.org/story/1734/
3 июн 2024
