Thursday 10 December 2015

What is Special About the Golden Temple



The Harmandir Sahib and Darbar Sahib are mostly known as Golden Temple which is situated in Amritsar, India. The Fourth Sikh Guru founded this city named as Guru Ram Das. The Golden Temple is designed by the Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru. During the year of 1604, the Guru Arjan completed the Adi Granth which is the holy scripture Sikhism and installed it in the Harmandir Sahib. There are four main doors to enter into the Golden Temple. Toward the other religions and people it is the symbol of the openness of Sikhs. With the help of other Sikh Mislst, the Jassa Singh Ahluwalia rebuilt the temple in the year of 1764. During the time period of the nineteenth century, After securing the Punjab region from outsider enemy attacks, the emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh covered the upper floor of the temple with gold, which gives it a new English name as Golden Temple. 
The Sikh considered this temple holy. The holy book of Sikhism named as Guru Granth Sahib is present in the temple during the daytime and night time shifted to Sukhasan. Approximately 100,000 people visited the Golden Temple to worship the god and also enjoy the free community meal which is the hallmark of each Sikh Gurudwaras. Sikh Celebrated the Vaisakhi festival as the founding of the Khalsa and they celebrate this festival joyful in Harmandir Sahib. Many other Sikh religious days are celebrated with religious piety such as the birth of Guru Raamdas Ji, the birthday of Guru Nanak who was the founder of Sikh, Guru Teg Bahadur martyrdom day, etc. On the day of Diwali, the charm of Golden temple increased so much. The diyas and other decorative accessories are used to decorate the temple. Tourist from other countries visit Agra to see the beauty of Golden Temple. What is Special About the Golden Temple.

2 comments:

  1. i am really impressed with your blog about golden temple.

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  2. Beautiful and sacred post of Golden temple.Thanks for sharing it. Devotees should know the Golden temple timings, entry, location and other information to experience the spiritual enlightenment.

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