Atlas of India

India
India with states, union territories and their capitals shown.
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Location of India
The Bahá’í Faith has been established in India almost since the founding of the religion in 1844. An important early follower of Bahá’u’lláh, Jamal Effendi, arrived in India in 1872 to promulgate the Faith.[1] Today, following a period of growth beginning around the 1960s, Indian Bahá’ís number perhaps some 22 lakh members (2.2 million),[2] making it the largest national contingent of Bahá’ís in the world.

However, the Bahá’í Faith in India has a visibility even exceeding its numbers, thanks to the famous 'Lotus Temple', a major New Delhi landmark that attracts an average of four million visitors per year (around 13,000 each day). Much praised for its striking and graceful architecture, this is currently the sole House of Worship for the Asian continent. The Lotus Temple attracts tens of thousands of worshippers on Hindu holy days.

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India is the organizational body for the Bahá’í Faith, and is headquartered in New Delhi.

National Assembly: India
Official Website: http://www.bahai.in/
Statistics
Population: 1,324,171,354
Bahá’í pop.: 2,200,000 [3]
History
First pioneers: Jamal Effendi, 1872
Hájí Sayyid Mírzá
Sayyid Muhammad
First National Assembly: 1923

Regions of India[edit]

India contains a total of 36 administrative divisions, including 28 states and 8 union territories. These divisions can be divided into six general regions: Northern, Central, Eastern, North-eastern, Western, and Southern. The status of some territories is disputed.

  • Regions of India.
    Regions of India.
  • Northern: Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir (disputed), Punjab, Rajasthan.
    Northern: Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir (disputed), Punjab, Rajasthan.
  • Central: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh.
    Central: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Eastern: Bihar, Jharkand, Orissa, West Bengal; includes the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
    Eastern: Bihar, Jharkand, Orissa, West Bengal; includes the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
  • North-eastern: Arunachal Pradesh (disputed), Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura.
    North-eastern: Arunachal Pradesh (disputed), Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura.
  • Western: Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra.
    Western: Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra.
  • Southern: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; includes the Lakshadweep Islands.
    Southern: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; includes the Lakshadweep Islands.

Media[edit]

A collection of media related to India

Events (Conferences • Conventions (Nat'l) • Establishments • Holy days • Publications • Seasonal schools (Summer • Winter))
Maps • Buildings and structures • Bahá’í centres (Local • National) • Cities • Schools • Houses of Worship
People (Children) • Spiritual Assemblies (Local • National) • Atlas

Notes and references[edit]

General remarks

  • The Bahai.media Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical and historical maps. The main page is therefore the portal to maps and cartography. That page contains links to entries by country, continent and by topic as well as general notes and references.
  • Every entry has an introduction section in English. The text of the introduction(s) is based on the content of the Bahaipedia encyclopedia. For sources of the introduction see therefore the Bahaipedia entries linked to. The same goes for the texts in the history sections.
  • Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
  • The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Balyuzi, H.M. (1985). Eminent Bahá’ís in the time of Bahá’u’lláh. Oxford, UK: George Ronald.
  2. ↑ BahaIndia.org
  3. ↑ Bahaindia.org

Entries available in the atlas[edit]

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