For
Kampala city tours in Uganda, the Baha'i Temple is exceptionally Uganda’s best
faith tourism site. It straddles on 8.5 hectares on Kikaya Hill, in
the outskirts of Kampala. The Bahai faith temple is one of a kind temples in the world! The
Bahaullah denotes “Glory of God!” The believers in Bahaullah are referred as Baha'i's. The temple features as one of Uganda’s outstanding churches. Besides, the
exceptional birdlife and culture, Uganda also features among the faith tourism destinations in Africa. The temple was founded in 1951 making it the
first Bahai community in East Africa. This incredible church has members nearly
representing all tribes and this alone makes the church the rarest and hence
the perfect site for safaris in Uganda. The Bahai temple and library are found
on a 22 acre land with the stunning trees, flowering plants, bushes and
beautiful tendered to lawns. It features among the most stunning and pristine
green sites in Kampala and worth visiting while on city tour in Uganda
AMAZING BAHA'I TEMPLE IN KAMPALA |
The
Bahai temple comprises of 8 continental houses of worship that have been
established around the globe and Uganda is blessed to be a host to a mother
temple in Africa and hence an experiential site to visit while on your city tour in
Uganda. The church is accessible by the public and this means that visitors
have opportunity to enjoy prayers in the temple while on their safaris in
Uganda. As you are at the temple, readings can be done from any scripture. This
faith centre is rare in its kind because singing isn’t permitted in the house
of worship. Each member enters and mediates on his or her faith; ask for
forgiveness and many more things. The religion welcomes all other religions in
to their religion. They believe in harmony among people. It doesn’t criticize
any other religion that makes them rare and hence a stopover on your tour in
Uganda.
The
Bahai temple is constructed in a round format with outstanding architecture.
The structure stands at 39 meters high and more than 100 meters in diameter at
the base with the dome comprised of lace like tiles, rises over 124 feet high
and is 13 meters in diameter.
BIRDING AROUND BAHA'I TEMPLE
The
surrounding is quiet and looking nice and this favors meditation. The beautiful
surrounding has distinct species of trees with some birdlife for you to spot
while on tour to the temple. The following are some of the birds for you to
look out in and around the temple; Grey parrot, Blue spotted wood dove, Double
toothed barbet, Speckled mouse bird, Palm nut vulture, Black and white casqued horn bill, Eastern grey plantain eater, Lizard buzzard, the Pied crow, Hadada
ibis, Great blue Turaco, Stripped kingfisher, Woodland kingfisher, Ring necked
dove, Red eyed dove, Laughing dove, the Common bulbul, Black kite, Rupell’s
long tailed starling, Bronze sunbird, Bronze sunbird, Marico sunbird, Scarlet
chested sunbird, Fork tailed drongo, Red cheeked cordon blue, White browed robin
chat, Red billed fire finch and African green pigeon and many more.
The principles of Bahai temple
Full
equality between the sexes
The
elimination of all kinds of prejudice
Recognition
of the essential oneness of the world’s great religions
Harmony
of science and religion
Elimination
of extremes of poverty and wealth
Universal
education
Establishment
of a world federal system based on collective security and the oneness of
humanity
A
sustainable balance between nature and technology
In
conclusion, for any city tours in Kampala, visit the mighty Bahai temple and
you will be filled not only with faith tourism experiences but also bird
sightings. This temple is one of Uganda’s spectacular sites for any one who is
planning his or her city tour in Kampala.
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