196. Ceremony for Laying the Foundation Stone of the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent

196

Ceremony for Laying the Foundation Stone of the

Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent

10 October 1977

To the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India

196.1 OVERJOYED REMOVAL OBSTACLES USE TEMPLE SITE. WELCOME PRESENCE AMATU’L-BAHÁ RÚḤÍYYIH KHÁNUM IN YOUR MIDST OCCASION WOMEN'S CONFERENCE ENABLING YOU HOLD BEFITTING CEREMONY MARKING INITIATION PROJECT CONSTRUCTION MOTHER TEMPLE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT. CALLING ON AMATU’L-BAHÁ REPRESENT HOUSE JUSTICE MOMENTOUS OCCASION LAY FOUNDATION STONE HISTORIC EDIFICE. FERVENTLY PRAYING NOBLE INSTITUTION SOON TO BE REARED YOUR SOIL WILL ATTRACT ADDED DIVINE BLESSINGS UPON COMMUNITY WHOSE TEACHING SUCCESS STANDS UNEQUALED ENTIRE BAHÁ’Í WORLD.

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