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To the uneducated mind, Amritsar’s Golden Temple is simply a bright structure in the middle of a square pool surrounded by marble buildings. To the Sikh, The Golden Temple is their holiest shrine.
The origin of Amritsar
The name Amritsar was given to an ancient lake that used to exist where the pool is today and it refers to the city that surrounds the lake and the temple. But there is more to it than just a word. Amritsar, meaning “pool of ambrosial nectar”, comes from the Sanskrit for “immortal” or Amrit and is “a syrup considered by Sikhs to be divine”. The word shared the same meaning with the Greek for “Ambroto” and is interpreted by the Sikh as the magical substance that facilitates enlightenment.
The ancient lake, located in the middle of a forest at the time, was a place where even Buddha spent time in contemplation some 2,000 years ago. But it was not until the 15th century when the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak, came to spend time in meditation here. After he died, his disciples continued to come to the lake, thus turning it into Sikhism’s most sacred site.
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The Golden Temple is one of the most revered religious sites in the country. Traditionally known as the Harmandir Sahib or the temple of Hari, the Supreme God, the temple gets its name from its gold plated structure. Most people take up Amritsar Tours just to visit this holy place.
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