Question

Temples in this religion were envisioned as being surrounded by service-providing buildings called “dependencies” in a set of letters called This Decisive Hour. The founder of this religion claimed that a temple represented the “Manifestation of God” in a tablet written in the shape of a pentagram, collected in the Summons of the Lord of Hosts. The “Greatest Name” is often inscribed on the domes of temples of this religion, which are known as “Dawning-places of the Praise of God.” The oldest extant temple in this religion is located in Wilmette, Illinois. (10[5])A temple (10[1])of this religion consists of (-5[1])27 marble standing petals, has nine doors, and is surrounded by nine ponds. For 10 points, the Lotus Temple in New Delhi is a “House of Worship” of what monotheistic religion (-5[1])founded by (10[1])Bahá’u’lláh? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Bahá’i [or Bahá’i Faith] (This Decisive Hour was written by Shoghi Effendi to the American Bahá’i community.)
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Summary

Florida2025-02-01Y367%0%33%101.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%109.50
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%33%116.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%84.00
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%83.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%101.80
Overflow2025-02-01Y4100%0%50%99.25
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%110.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%114.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%50%100.75
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y9100%0%22%105.00
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%113.00

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