MIDEAST-HAIFA-BAHAI GARDEN
Picture taken 22 May 2001 shows the terraced garden in the coastal city of
Haifa. Thousands members of the Bahai faith came from around the world to
celebrate the grand opening of the garden consecrating the burial site of
the faiths founder. The gardens, tucked into the steep slopes of mount
Carmel, are designed in nine concentric circles around the shrine where Bahai
prophet Siyyid Ali Muhammad -- known to Bahais as 'The Bab' -- is buried.
AFP PHOTO-SVEN NACKSTRAND
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