Lotus Temple
A Bahai house of worship shaped as twenty seven marble petals, open to every faith and to none.
- Where
- New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.5535, 77.2588
Get the Lotus Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lotus Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Delhi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lotus Temple
Kalkaji Mandir 0.5 km
Older than the city around it, by every account.
Chittaranjan Park Kali Mandir 2.2 km
The Bengali colony's temple in Delhi, and where the city's biggest Durga Puja is held.
Siri Fort 3.4 km
The second city of Delhi, built by Alauddin Khalji against the Mongols, now a wall and an auditorium.
Moth ki Masjid 4.1 km
A Lodi mosque a minister built from the proceeds of one grain of lentil the sultan gave him.
Tughlaqabad Fort 4.3 km
A vast ruined city abandoned within fifteen years of being finished, said to be under a saint's curse.
Humayun's Tomb 4.5 km
The first great Mughal garden tomb in India, and the rehearsal for everything the dynasty built afterwards, the Taj included.
Nizamuddin Dargah 4.5 km
The shrine of a Sufi saint who died in 1325, where qawwali has been sung every Thursday evening since.
Khirki Masjid 4.5 km
A fourteenth century mosque with a roof over most of it and latticed windows for the name.
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Questions
Where is Lotus Temple?
Lotus Temple is in New Delhi, Delhi. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kalkaji Mandir (0.5 km), Chittaranjan Park Kali Mandir (2.2 km), Siri Fort (3.4 km).
How do I get the Lotus Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lotus Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Delhi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lotus Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Delhi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.