Golden Temple

    The Golden temple is located in Amritsar, holy city of the Sikhs, famous for its full golden dome, it is one of the sacred piligrim spots for Sikhs, once the dense forest was the home of Guru Nanak. The mandir is built on a 67 ft square of marble and is a two storeyed structure, being upper half of the temple built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh with approximately 400 kg of gold-leaf. The Golden Temple is surrounded by a number of other famous temples like the Durgiana Temple. The 'Guru Ka Langar' offers free food to around 20,000 people everyday. The number shoots up to 100,000 on special occasions. A visitor must cover his / her head before entering the temple premises.

Guru ka Langar and Gurudwaras

     All Sikh temples have a community kitchen and in this one volunteers prepare free meals for thousands of people every day. The food is very basic - chapatis and lentils - but it's all prepared and dished out in a surprisingly orderly fashion.


The Durgiana Mandir

     This 16th century Hindu temple too has a golden dome and silver portals, this is the main Hindu worship center up north. It is dedicated to the Hindu war goddess Durga. It is surrounded by a tank called Kamalsar.