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The Golden Temple, Amritsar, India

            My favourite place of worship in India.
The Golden Temple also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib is the holiest Gurdwara of the Sikhs.In 1578 ,the fourth Sikh Guru,Guru Ram Das built a tank  - Amritsar which literally means the Tank of Nectar and the city of Amritsar grew up around it.In 1588 ,the fifth Guru,Guru Arjan initiated the construction of a Gurdwara in the centre of this holy tank.The foundation of the Gurdwara was laid by Hazrat Mian Mir on 28th December 1588.The construction was completed in 1604.Guru Arjan installed the Guru Granth Sahib in it.In the early 19th century Maharaja Ranjit Singh secured the Punjab from external attacks and had the upper portion of this beautiful Gurdwara covered with gold.Hence the name Golden Temple.
The Golden Temple is open to people of all faiths and is visited by thousands of people from India and abroad everyday.
Source - Wikipedia

This was my second visit to Amritsar  and like the first time I was again totally  mesmerized by the beauty of the Golden Temple.It looks beautiful any time of the day but I feel the best time to visit it is in the evening.When we reached it this time it was glowing in the rays of the setting sun.Then gradually it became dark, the lights came on and the  scene became totally magical. 
More photos to follow.

I have been travelling and might have missed some of your photos.I will try and make up in the next few days.:-)
   

Taken on: April 23, 2024

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