AMRITSAR GOLDEN TEMPLE | THE MOST PEACEFUL PLACE ON EARTH

May 29, 2021

If you are looking for most peaceful place on earth, then here is your answer. Amritsar is world-famous for the beautiful and highly revered Golden Temple or Sri Harmandir Sahib, which is one of the most prominent spiritual sites in India.

AMRITSAR- GOLDEN TEMPLE

In February 2020, i had visited few cities of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. The Whole trip was truly magical and full of amazing experience. Here I am presenting Golden Temple Vlog from the City of Amritsar.

AMRITSAR

Amritsar is the largest and most important city in Punjab and is a major commercial, cultural, and transportation center. It is also the center of Sikhism and the site of the Sikhs' principal place of worship—the Harmandir Sahib, or Golden Temple.

A bustling city with an indomitable spirit, Amritsar holds one of the holiest of Sikh ethos at its heart - the Golden Temple. Covered in 400 kg of gold and surrounded by a serene sarovar (pond), one is immediately swamped by the humbling sight of the glistening structure, which is also home to one of the biggest community kitchens (langar) in the country that serves about 20,000 people a day.

Though visitors often make a beeline for the temple, the old-world charm of the city slowly sneaks up on them, making them fall in love with a city that buzzes with spirited and lively nuances. Be it the bullet-ridden walls of Jallianwala Bagh or the energetically charged scene of the Wagah Border, one has to step into the city to feel the passion of thousands of people who laid down their lives for the country. The many Indo-British style buildings that dot the city's landscape stand as a testimony to its rich history and significant contribution to the Indian freedom movement.

GOLDEN TEMPLE

One of Amritsar's greatest attractions and its spiritual hub is the Sri Harmandir Sahib, commonly known as the Golden Temple. This is the holiest temple in the Sikh faith.

Guru Ramdas Sahib, the 4th of 10 Sikh gurus, constructed the temple and its pool in the 1500s as a place of worship for all.

The temple has been renovated many times, adding features such as the marble inlays along the floor. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire of India (1799-1849) had the temple's upper floors covered in 750 kilos of pure gold.

Golden Temple at Night

The faithful travel to the golden center of the purifying, and Sikhs can bathe in it from the outer platform. Notice temple workers along the walkways using buckets to haul water to the worshippers.

Devotees bathe in the Golden Temple's holy pool. All visitors must remain barefoot, and everyone passes through a separate foot-washing pool before entry.

Temple workers distribute water from the pool surrounding the temple. The water is considered holy, and visitors take home bottles for purification and health.

The founding gurus of Sikhism in the 15th and 16th centuries declared that women were equal to men in the eyes of God. Here, Sikhs make chapatis, a flatbread, for the temple's visitors.

All visitors, wealthy or poor, are welcome to a free meal at the temple kitchen. Visitors sit together on the floor as equals. Every Sikh gurdwara has a free kitchen, and Harmandir Sahib is one of the largest, serving 100,000 a day. Gurudwaras serve vegetarian food to accommodate any dietary restrictions.

Harmandir Sahib is part of a larger temple complex. Another major building is the white-marble Akal Takht, the major center for administration, politics, and justice for Sikhs today.