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New film on Baha'i pilgrimage launched
HAIFA, Israel, 23 January 2006 (BWNS) -- A film about Baha'i pilgrimage
to the Holy Land is now available as a DVD.

Commissioned by the Universal House of Justice, "Pilgrimage -- A Sacred
Experience" is intended to stimulate increasing numbers of Baha'is to
make their nine-day pilgrimage to the Shrines of Baha'u'llah, the Bab,
and 'Abdu'l-Baha.

The film gives glimpses of the different experiences of pilgrims through
personal testimonies by Baha'is from a wide range of countries such as
Australia, Bolivia, Ethiopia, France, Jamaica, Mauritius, the United
States, and Russia.

Filmed mainly in the gardens in the vicinity of the Shrines of
Baha'u'llah and the Bab, the 28-minute film is available in English,
French, and Spanish.

Due to the demand for the limited places for pilgrims, Baha'is apply by
writing to the Baha'i World Centre.

Currently there is a waiting list of several years but plans are
underway to reduce that period while at the same time boosting the
number of pilgrims.

To see a two minute clip of the movie and to order a DVD, see
http://info.bahai.org/pilgrimage