GOLDEN TEMPLE(SRI HARMINDIR SAHIB)

 The Golden Temple, also known as Harmandir Sahib

Gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. The
temple is built around a man-made pool (sarovar) that was
completed by Guru Ram Das in 1577. Guru Arjan the fifth Guru
of Sikhism, requested Sai Mir MianMohammed
a Muslim Pir of Lahore to lay its foundation stone in 1589.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh after founding the Sikh Empire,built it in
marble and copper in 1809, overlaid the sanctum with gold foil
in 1830. This has led to the name the Golden Temple. he
Harmandir Sahib is an open house of worship for all men and
women, from all walks of life and faith.It has a square plan with
four entrances, has a circumambulation path around the pool.
One of these is Akal Takht, the chief center of religious
authority of Sikhism. The temple complex has been nominated
as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its application is
pending on the tentative list of UNESCO.
 HISTORY
 According to the Sikh historical records, the land that became Amritsar and houses
the Harimandar Sahib was chosen by Guru Amar Das the third Guru of the Sikh
tradition. It was then called Guru Da Chakk, after he had asked his disciple Ram
Das to find land to start a new town with a man-made pool as its central point.After
Ram Das succeeded Guru Amar Das in 1574, and given the hostile opposition he
faced from the sons of Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das founded the town that came
to be known as "Ramdaspur". He started by completing the pool with the help of
Baba Buddha .Guru Ram Das built his new official centre and home next to it. He
invited merchants and artisans from other parts of India to settle into the new town
with him.
 Ramdaspur town expanded during the time of Guru Arjan financed by donations and
constructed by voluntary work. The town grew to become the city of Amritsar, and
the area grew into the temple complex.The construction activity between 1574 and
1604. The earliest known document dealing with the lives of all the ten Gurus.Guru
Arjan installed the scripture of Sikhism inside the new temple in 1604.Continuing the
efforts of Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan established Amritsar as a primary Sikh
pilgrimage destination. He wrote a voluminous amount of Sikh scripture including
the popular Sukhmani Sahib.
GEOGRAPHICAL MAP
TOURIST VISIT AMRITSAR
 “The city receives around 1 lakh tourists a
day of whom 50,000 stay back.” Around
70,000 to 80,000 people visit the Golden
Temple every day and this number touches
1.5 lakh on the weekends.This number
doubles on important functions such as
Gurpurab or Baisakhi. This makes
Harmandir Sahib amongst the top visited
shrines in the world which is thronged by
pilgrims belonging to different religions,
castes and creeds.
TOURIST ATTRACTION
 Golden Temple.
 Wagah Border.
 Jallianwala Bagh.
 Guru Ke Mahal.
 Hall Bazaar.
 Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum.
 Gurudwara Mata Kaulan.