Golden Temple

Informally referred  to as the Golden temple is one of the holiest and the central place of worship for the  for Sikhs all over the world.  The Golden temple Amritsar was opened for public veneration in the year 1604. Though it is one of the most revered and adored place of worship for the Sikh Community it is also a harbinger for humanity and fraternal brotherhood that rises above the standings of class creed and religion and places all individuals as one. Built in the Sikh Style of architecture the temple is one of the most distinctive buildings in entire landscape. Another feature of the Golden temple is the holy pound that was advised by the third Spiritual Guru Amardass. This is a holy pond and pilgrims to the Harminder Sahib Shrine bath or takes a holy dip in the temple in the faith that their sins will be absolved.



This practice goes on even when weather dips as low and the water is freezing cold.  Another feature that highlights of asserts the messages and the values which are the corner stone of the temple is the Guru Langar, this is a ritual that is followed even today whereby the faithful and pilgrims are fed.  The other features of the temple include the old Jubilee tree that is known to posses the miraculous powers of healing. There is only stipulation for the pilgrims that they are required to cover the heads. The ambience and the feeling of the environment is simply divine and the feeling of spiritual orientation is one of a kind.