Registration
Registration under way at the Haifa International Convention Centre—1,300 delegates from more than 160 countries have arrived in Haifa to participate in the 12th International Baha’i Convention.
Delegates from around the world stand in line at the Haifa International Convention Centre.
Delegates register.
Delegates from around the world arrived today in Haifa for the 12th International Baha’i Convention.
Delegates from Canada
An exhibition of photos from around the world is on display at the Haifa International Convention Centre. A delegate looks at photos from Haiti.
A delegate from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands registers for International Convention.
A delegate wears an outfit made from a West African cloth for the bicentenary of the birth of Baha’u’llah.
An exhibition of photos of Baha’i communities around the world is on display at the Haifa International Convention Centre for the delegates.
Registration for International Baha’i Convention
Delegates began to arrive today by bus at the Haifa International Convention Centre.
Delegates have a period of spiritual preparation before participating in the Convention. This entails time to pray and meditate in the Sacred Shrines in Haifa and Akka as well as to visit historical Baha’i holy places.
Some of the 1,300 delegates from more than 160 countries stand outside the Shrine of Baha’u’llah to spiritually prepare for the upcoming event.
Delegates from around the world enter the Shrine of Baha’u’llah.
Delegates offer prayers in the gardens surrounding the Shrine of Baha’u’llah.
Delegates pray in the gardens surrounding the Shrine of Baha’u’llah in Bahji.
A delegate visits the Shrine of the Bab.
Delegates arrived in Haifa today for the 12th International Baha’i Convention. Before the event begins, they have a few days to visit the Shrines and holy places. Here delegates stand on the terraces of the Shrine of the Bab.
Delegates from Samoa