Golden
temple is one of the famous temples of Amritsar. It is also known as historical
place of India. Today I will tell you a brief history of golden temple and why
to visit this beautiful place of Amritsar. Let us start with location of golden
temple.
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| Golden temple night view |
Location
Golden temple road,
Amritsar,
Punjab
Brief history of golden temple
First
of let me tell you that this great temple of India is also known as Harmandir
sahib and darbar sahib. Let us start
with how hari sahib is named. It is named after the god of sikh shri hari. And
because, it is made from gold it is also known as golden temple.
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| Golden temple |
Shri
hari sahib temple is situated in the center of small lake which is made by man.
Name of this lake is Amritsar Lake.
Construction of this lake is started in 1573 under the leadership of
fourth guru of sikh guru ramdas ji. After the four years in 1577 construction
of Amritsar Lake is completed. In 1588 construction of golden temple is started
under the leadership of fifth guru of sikh , guru arjan dev ji. As we all know
that in construction of this temple too much gold is used and because of this
thing golden temple is attacked too many times.
Why to visit golden temple?
You
might have visited too many places and too many temples but when golden temple
comes into picture I am sure you will forget all these places. When you stand
in this temple with close eyes for just five minutes you will get great peace
of mind. There is a very peaceful atmosphere. This temple has awesome Sikh
architecture. If you look this temple
from front side it looks very beautiful. So if you don’t visited golden temple
yet then don’t waste your time and visit this temple just once in your life.
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