Video Clips and Slideshows Available Online

Much of the Multimedia – audio, video, images, blogs and podcasts content has been created by enthusiastic individual members of the Baha’i Faith and does not necessarily represent the views of the National Spiritual Assemblies however the NSA of the US does provide this useful link on their official site with a long but not exhaustive list of multimedia resources. They also suggest program developers use iTunes, YouTube and Google searches for other excellent audio and video resources.

• The Valley of Unity is a visually stunning movie (under 4 minutes) with enchanting music by New Era Baha’i Choir from their production The Seven Valleys, inspired by The Seven Valleys by Baha’u’llah. The song is available on their Release CD. The video clip celebrates “the oneness and harmony of creation, of science, nature and spirit. Photography by Hans J. Knospe and other sources with permission. This movie can be projected using a fullscreen for Holy Days, devotional meetings, conferences or special events. Specs: 3 min 7 sec, 7.79 MB. Given the special connection between the revelation of the Seven Valleys and the Twelve Days of Ridvan, the visually stunning movie Valley of Unity would be ideal for one of the Ridvan Holy Day celebrations. The New Era Baha’i Choir now has a Facebook page.
• Hans J. Knospe has a Flickr account and has a full album of images of the Holy Land, including the Garden of Ridvan, which he has generously made available to some communities on request for use during Ridvan celebrations.
• Ezzatollah Rouhani Seissan uploaded this inspiring 20 minute slideshow entitled Prayer of Baha’u’llah of  CLXXVII: “I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty Sign,…”  from Prayers and Meditations of Baha’u’llah from  on February 15, 2011, one of 170 videos on this active YoutTube account providing a rich source of inspiration for Baha’is everywhere. The music includes the Baha’i Chorus of Shiraz. Images include pictures and relics of the sacred places of the Baha’i Faith.
  This prayer is on page 268 under the heading The Fast in the 1991 prayerbook entitled Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá published by the US Bahá’í Publishing Trust. The introduction to the section on the Fast explains, “The Kitáb-i-Aqdas states: “We have commanded you to pray and fast from the beginning of maturity [15 years]; this is ordained by God, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers…. The traveler, the ailing, those who are with child or giving suck, are not bound by the fast…. Abstain from food and drink, from sunrise to sundown, and beware lest desire deprive you of this grace that is appointed in the Book (Baha’u’llah).” The period of the Fast is March 2 through March 20.”