The Hari Mandir, now called the Golden Temple, is a living symbol of the spiritual and historical traditions of the Sikhs.Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth. master, who came to the spiritual throne in 1581, felt from the growing popularity of the shrine as a pilgrim center the need to have the tank paved on the four sides and the steps of Hari Mandir bricked many simple hearts coming, with dipped eyes over joined hands, to pray and touch the holy water on their foreheads. The Sikh Gurus encouraged all, irrespective of caste and creed, to come to reside in Amritsar.Golden Temple an example of the forms which Hindu temple architecture assumed in the nineteenth century. Its lower parts are of white marble, but the upper parts are covered with plates of gilded copper. In the interior, on the ground floor, is the Guru Granth Sahib, placed under a gorgeous canopy, studded with jewels. The interior of the Shish Mahal is ornamented with small pieces of mirror, of various sizes and shapes, skilfully inlaid in the ceiling, and walls richly embellished with designs, mostly floral in character. Akal Takht is of a unique and noble structure spread out somewhat like an outer court of the piazza Saint Marco in Venice. for view the more pictures click here.
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