Amritsar, Dec 2016
Amritsar is home to the Golden Temple, the spiritual and cultural centre for the Sikh religion. It is the holiest shrine of the Sikhs, which attracts more visitors than Taj Mahal with more than 100,000 visitors on weekdays and is the most popular destination for non-resident Indians in the whole of India.
Everybody, irrespective of cast, creed or race can seek spiritual solace and religious fulfilment in the Golden Temple without any hindrance.
The shrine was damaged seven times by foreign invaders and it was rebuilt, the last of which was in 1764. The upper floors and wall panels were covered in gold-plated copper sheets
Overview of the Golden Temple. Photo Credit: Grenade Singh
Outside the temple compound
By day
Making a beeline to enter the temple
Presumably volunteers doing don't know what inside the temple compound
The Temple was surrounded by a lake which the water is considered scared. Buildings in milky white marbles encircled the entire compound which provides 4 entrances.
Enroute to work
Harvesting for mustard seeds
Shepherd
Gathering flowers for mustard seeds harvesting
I'm safe - these spectators were blocked from entry to the already packed stadium where the daily closing parade took place at the border between India and Pakistan
It pays to know somebody to get you in.
Nice moustache
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