OT Staff & Waquar Habib
Conceived by Mirra Alfassa and architect Roger Anger, Matrimandir is a meditation space symbolising spiritual aspiration. Its golden geodesic dome is surrounded by 12 gardens and the Peace Area.
Designed by Iranian-Canadian architect Fariborz Sahba, the Baháʼí House of Worship was completed in 1986. Shaped like a blooming lotus, it welcomes people of all faiths for meditation and prayer.
Designed by Sameep Padora & Associates, this temple combines a stepped kund (water tank) with two shrines. Black limestone and pushkarini serve as both spiritual and ecological features.
Serie Architects designed a 5,000‑seat auditorium and 300‑person meditation hall atop a hill. The concrete arches and hand-chiselled marble façades reflect Jain spirituality and modern engineering.
Created by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev and the Isha Foundation, this energy space is set beneath a 76-ft dome. No rituals are performed, offering a silent place for universal meditation.
By SpaceMatters (Amritha Ballal), this Shiva temple uses interlocking Jaisalmer stone and stainless steel shikhara. Passive solar design illuminates interiors via controlled gaps in the structure.
Inaugurated in 2011, this memorial complex honours the ninth Sikh Guru. It features a 24-metre-high central pylon and ten monolithic gates symbolising Sikh teachings, constructed using contemporary materials and techniques.
The Bengaluru branch of the Mahabodhi Society was reconstructed with a modern, symmetrical layout. Inspired by Bodhgaya’s original temple, it incorporates clean lines and Buddhist symbolism for focused meditation and learning.