Identified by Encyclopaedia Britannica as the fastest spreading faith in the world after Christianity, the Baha段 faith was founded by Baha置値lah in Iran in 1884 and has followers across the world. Its international headquarters, Universal House of Justice, is situated atop Mount Carmel in Haifa in Israel.
Its national headquarters, the National Spiritual Assembly, is in New Delhi. The community痴 only place of worship in the country, the Lotus Temple, is also in New Delhi. Incidentally, India has the largest number of Baha段 followers in the world.
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