Golden Temple - Amritsar

Golden Temple-Amritsar

Golden Temple At Night

Golden Temple Front

• Most sacred place of worship for the Sikhs, located in Amritsar, Punjab.

• Also called Harmandir Sahib or Court of the Lord.

• The foundation of the Golden Temple was laid down by a Muslim saint Mian Mir.

• It is mostly made out of marble but it is gold plated with real gold which covers most of the outside portion.

• The water that surrounds the Golden Temple is known as the Amrit Sarovar (Pool of Nectar) and the water of the pool is said to have special properties.

• The largest langar of all Gurudwaras is organized everyday at the Golden Temple where around 50,000 people a day are fed for free by temple volunteers.

• The Golden temple has an in-house museum that has a large collection of articles related to Sikh history.