Sri Harmandir Sahib Archives

Amritsar represents Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism equally

06/28/201902/04/2021 Rajib Kar

AMRITSAR: The city of the holiest Sikh pilgrim Planning to visit Amritsar? Great idea! You must visit this city if you are an enthusiast of brotherhood and selfless humanity service introduced by Sikhism; it is located in the northwestern portion of India. Historically known as Ambarsar and Rāmdāspur, it is among the heritage cities for HRIDAY – Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme. Not only the followers of the Sikh religion, but Buddhism followers also love to visit Amritsar. Nearest cities Lahore and Kasur were founded by the sons…

AMRITSAR – THE GOLDEN CITY

11/27/201802/04/2021 Rajib Kar

Amritsar has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for HRIDAY – Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme under the Government of India. Positioned 455 km northwest of the national capital and 217 km northwest of the state capital, the city is believed to be the Ashram site of the Ramayana writer, Maharishi Valmiki. The nearby cities, Lahore and Kasur, were believed to be founded by Lava and Kusha. During Ashvamedha Yagna by Lord Rama, they captured the ritual horse and tied Lord Hanuman to a tree near…

DID LORD BUDDHA MEDITATE AT GOLDEN TEMPLE?

05/31/201810/15/2018 Rajib Kar

Golden Temple, Sri Harmandir Sahib (The abode of God), is considered as the most celebrated shrine of the Sikh religion. Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru, designed and developed the place of sublime peacefulness. He then installed Adi Granth, the holy scripture of Sikhism, inside it. Even though Guru Arjan initiated the construction of Gurdwara, its foundation stone of this Gurdwara was laid by Muslim saint Mian Mir on 28 December 1588. It took 16 years to be completed. Over a lakh people, regardless of religious distinctions, visit this beautiful…