Find your center. Open up, and allow. Inspired by The Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India, it derives its name from its design. Like every other Bahāʾī mashriq, it is characterized by a nine-sided construction, in keeping with the Bahāʾī belief in the mystical properties of the number nine.The overall effect is that of a floating lotus flower—a Bahāʾī symbol of purity, beauty, and divinity—on the verge of blooming and surrounded by its leaves.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lotus-Temple