The
Harmandir Sahib also
Darbar Sahib, also referred to as the
Golden Temple, is a prominent
Sikh gurdwara located in the city of
Amritsar,
Punjab (India
Construction of the
gurdwara was begun by
Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru, and completed by his successor,
Guru Arjan Dev. In 1604,
Guru Arjan Dev completed the
Adi Granth, the holy scripture of SikhismDuring the eighteenth century, the Harmandir Sahib was the site of frequent fighting between the Sikhs on one side and either
Mughal or
Afghan forces on the other side and the gurdwara occasionally suffered damage. In the early nineteenth century,
Maharaja Ranjit Singh secured the
Punjab region from outside attack and covered the upper floors of the gurdwara with
gold, which gives it its distinctive appearance and English name of "Golden Temple
Construction of the gurdwara was begun by Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru, and completed by his successor, Guru Arjan Dev. In 1604, Guru Arjan Dev completed the Adi Granth, the holy scripture of SikhismDuring the eighteenth century, the Harmandir Sahib was the site of frequent fighting between the Sikhs on one side and either Mughal or Afghan forces on the other side and the gurdwara occasionally suffered damage. In the early nineteenth century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh secured the Punjab region from outside attack and covered the upper floors of the gurdwara with gold, which gives it its distinctive appearance and English name of "Golden Temple
This is one place I need to visit in the next year ..
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