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Guru Arjan overseeing the construction of the original Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), painting from c. 1890 –95. According to the Sikh historical records, the land that became Amritsar and houses the Harimandir Sahib was chosen by Guru Amar Das, the third Guru of the Sikh tradition.
Map of the Harmandir Sahib Complex. Operation Blue Star was launched to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers who had sought cover in the Amritsar Harmandir Sahib Complex. On 3 June, a 36-hour curfew was imposed on the state of Punjab with all methods of communication and public travel suspended.
Interior of Darbar Sahib with gold encrusted walls featuring a golden chandelier. It is the preeminent spiritual site of Sikhism, the Golden temple or Harmandir Sahib is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites in North India. The Gurdwara (Sikh temple) is a two storied construction built on 67 ft square platform covered with marble stone.
Amritsar hosts Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport. The airport is connected to other parts of India and other countries with direct international flights to cities and is the 12th busiest airport in the country in terms of international traffic. [85] It serves Amritsar and several other districts in Punjab and neighbouring states.
Ramgarhia Bunga or Burj is the three-storeyed red stone watchtowers complex located near southeastern edge of the Golden Temple, Amritsar. [1] The two minaret-style Ramgarhia Bunga high towers are visible from the parikrama (circumambulation) walkway around the Harmandir Sahib Sarovar (water tank). [2]
[4] [5] Following the attacks, Ahmad Shah desecrated the Sikh holy site known as the Shri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar. [5] [6] The news of the desecration reached Baba Deep Singh who vowed to liberate the holy site from the Afghans. [7] This resulted in a pitched battle being fought in the village of Gohalwar, near Amritsar. [4]
Gurdwārā Bābā Aṭṭal Rāi (Punjabi pronunciation: [ɡʊɾᵊd̪ʊäːɾäː bäbːäː əʈəllːə̆]) is a famous Gurdwara in Amritsar dedicated to Atal Rai, a son of Guru Hargobind and Mata Nanaki. [1] [2] [3] It consists of nine stories and is around forty metres in height. [3] It is just a short walk from the famous Harmandir Sahib.
By mid-afternoon, thousands of Indians had gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh (garden) near the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar. Many who were present had been worshipping earlier at the Golden Temple and were merely passing through the Bagh on their way home. The Bagh was (and remains today) an open area of 6–7 acres (2.4–2.8 ha), roughly 200 by ...