Golden Temple "Harimandir Sahib" Real Gold and Truthness

Golden Temple Most sacred temple of Sikhism doesn't need any introduction. It is named after God Hari the 'Temple of God'. The foundation stone of this temple was laid by the Muslim saint Hazrat Mian Mirji of Lahore in December 1588. But the construction of the Temple was completed by Guru Arjun Dev, the son of the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Raam Das. The construction of the sacred place was completed by the year 1604. Guru Arjun Dev also compiled the sacred Adi Granth and installed it in the Temple.

The shrine is the most popular and sacred place not only for the Sikhs all over the world but also for the people of other faiths. It has also become one of the popular tourist destinations for the people across the world. It is considered to be the most 'Tangible Sacred Place' in the country. The most pious place of the Golden Temple Complex is 'The Hari Mandir', located in the center of the large water body. The gold-plated building walls are encrusted with precious stones, and are arranged in the Islamic style floral patterns. The entire structure of the Temple is decorated inside and outside with the verses from the Granth Sahib (the Sikh holy book). The water that surrounds the Mandir is very pure and pious, and is known as Amrit Sarovar (The Pool of Nectar).

Another major highlight of the sacred temple is Guru-ka-Langar, a dining area, where more than 35,000 people eat food every day. The devotees irrespective of the caste, creed, status or wealth sit on the floor and it's the food also called Prasad. This symbolizes Unity. Every night, the Granth Sahib is carried in procession along the bridge to its "bed" in the Akal Takhat, the seat of the Sikh parliament built-in the year 1609.

Apart from The Golden Temple, there are some other places one should visit including Akal Takhat, Baba Atal, Shri Guru Raam Das Niwas and some more spots. It's a place one should visit, for the rejuvenation of the mind, body and soul.

President Obama to Visit “The Golden Temple in Amritsar”

President Obama to Visit “The Golden Temple in Amritsar”

“The Golden Temple” Amritsar also know as Harmandir Sahib have a great place in Sikhs life. Yes, Sikhs most hard working people, despite minorities in number win whole world by its hard working nature.

Though it is Canada, USA, UK, Germany, France, Oceanic Sub continent or Africa Island, Every one praise this hard working race.

In 2009, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the Sikh temple, the Golden Temple in Punjab, India, and was surprised to see the Sikh temple is covered with real gold. Premier of South Australia Mike Rann, his wife Sasha Carruozzo visited the Sikh temple, the Golden Temple on September, 2010 and shared a vegetarian meal, known as' langar at the community kitchen. Now, November 2010 Visit U.S. President Barack Obama, India with a visit to the temple of the Sikhs revered Golden Amritsar Punjab.

An American team has investigated the safety of the premises of the Sikh temple, the Golden Temple, Obama intends to visit. The U.S. team visited the marble at the edge of the pond water of the Golden Temple, the hall of Langar (community kitchen) of the Golden Temple, the Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, VIP passage where Obama will travel within the Sikh temple, the Golden Temple, in addition to the Information Centre where vegetarian meals shared services would be available after paying obeisance. The U.S. team wanted to know how long Obama has to go inside the Golden Temple and what kind of security measures will be needed.

Sikh community in Punjab is prosperous and mobile is one of the largest communities in India who have migrated and settled in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Australia. Recently, Amardeep Singh, a Sikh dedicated and co-founder and program director of the Sikh Coalition, the largest Sikh organization Human Rights in the U.S. were taken to the Advisory Committee of the White House. Amardeep work also led to the formulation of regulations protecting the 1.1 million New York City public school students through harassment in schools. Obama has many followers in the United States that respect for the Sikh faith, Sikh philosophy, especially true name of God (Onkar). Recently, he showed kindness to the Sikh faith by organizing a large demonstration at the White House celebrating the first anniversary of Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh faith. His plan to visit the Golden Temple and all are seen as a gesture of goodwill towards the Sikhs, who form a powerful economic and political community in the U.S. Furthermore, Amritsar is at the border with Pakistan and it will be a strong message from the President to all of South Asia by visiting Amritsar, 10 km from the border with Pakistan.

What is a Sikh in Punjab Amritsar and the Golden Temple?
Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar in Punjab is on the outskirts of Pakistan's border and about 20 km from Lahore in Pakistan and is the famous pilgrimage site in the Sikh world. Golden Temple is located in the city of Amritsar, which was established by Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru and is known as the guru of the Sikh city. The Golden Temple is considered holy by Sikhs because the eternal guru of Sikhs, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, is always present inside of him and his construction was mainly intended to build a place of worship for men and women of all backgrounds and all religions to come and worship God's unity. The Guru Granth - Sahib is the holiest literature in the Sikh community. Sikh Golden Temple is loved and respected by Hindus and also Muslims and Punjabi-speaking majority, the people of Pakistani Punjab. Current Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India is Sikh and his hometown Amritsar in Punjab.

What is the Sikh faith?
Sikh faith was founded in the 15th century in Punjab on the teachings of Guru Nanak and is the fifth organized religion in the world. He pledged to pursue peace by accepting human rights of all human beings, personal meditation on the name and message of God (Onkar). It gives equal rights to women, and not to worship idols, as Hindu. His temple is open to people of all religions, and vegetarian meals shared services, medicine and shelter to all visitors. It proposes a meditation center shared singing spiritual music in the name of the true God (Onkar). The most authentic text of the Sikh faith is in Punjabi.