Sri Harmandir Sahib which is known as “The abode of God” is also known as Darbar Sahib.

This is informally referred to as the Golden Temple. It is a gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab. It is one of the most revered spiritual sites of Sikhism.

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Golden  Temple’s main gate gets ‘gold-plated’. Golden Temple

The gold plating work on the main entrance is taken up by Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee.

SGPC is responsible for undertaking the management of Gurudawaras across the country.

The entire top of the Golden Temple is made of pure gold.

Amritsar which in literal words mean the tank of nectar of immortality was founded in 1577 by the fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Das. It was designed Harmandir Sahib to be built in the centre of this tank.

The construction of Harmandir Sahib was intended to build a place of worship for men and women from all walks of life and all religions to worship God equally. The four entrances (representing the four directions) to get into the Harmandir Sahib also symbolise the openness of the Sikhs towards all people and religions.

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The present-day gurudwara was renovated in 1764 by with the help of other Sikh Misls. In the early nineteenth century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh secured Punjab from attack and covered the upper floors of the gurdwara with 750kg of gold. This gives it its distinctive appearance and its English name. 

Published by Minal Gupta on 09 Apr 2018