Amritsar: The Golden Temple in Amritsar radiated divine light as devotees marked the anniversary of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.


Amritsar: Golden Temple Glows on Guru Granth Sahib Ji Installation Anniversary

To ensure full protection of the shrine, bomb disposal squads and anti-sabotage units have been deployed in and around the Golden Temple. Additional police personnel have also been stationed at key locations.

'Not taking any chances': Golden Temple receives RDX threat; bomb disposal teams deployed, CCTV surveillance stepped up

India is home to many ancient temples that are not only important places of worship but also among the richest religious institutions in the country. These temples some of which are centuries old, receive large donations in the form of money, gold, silver and precious stones.

Top eight richest temples in India, net worth of No 1 is estimated at ₹3 lakh crore

A nationwide civil defence drill, ordered by the Ministry of Home Affairs, included a blackout in Amritsar to assess emergency preparations. Watch 

Amritsar Golden temple goes dark after 54 years; Check out before and after blackout photos here

India news: A person named Zulfan climbed on 2nd floor of Guru Ram Das Sarai complex. He had an iron rod in his hand. When a worker tried to stop him, he attacked Jasbir Singh.

Man attacks devotees with iron rod at Golden Temple in Amritsar, five injured

Sukhbir Singh Badal, senior Punjab politician and former deputy chief minister of the north Indian state, faced a gun attack on Wednesday (Dec 4) when a man shot at him while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader was serving penance outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Sukhbir Singh Badal shot at outside India's Golden Temple, assailant overpowered by crowd

Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is doing penance outside the Golden Temple as decreed by the top religious body of Indian Sikhs, was on Wednesday (Dec. 4) shot at in an assassination attempt in the north Indian state of Punjab.

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Former Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal arrived at India's Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday morning (Dec 3) on the first day of restitution. He was seen wearing sevadar’s robes with a plaque on his neck as he sat on a wheelchair at the entrance of the gurudwara, the holiest shrine of Sikhs.

Sukhbir Badal wears plaque around neck, sits at entrance of Golden Temple on first day of penance

Senior Punjab politician and former deputy chief minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal, on Tuesday (Dec. 3) performed 'tankhah', a religious punishment at the Golden Temple in India's Amritsar.

Why Punjab politician Sukhbir Singh Badal performed penance outside Golden Temple? What was he punished for?

Ranveer Singh and acclaimed filmmaker Aditya Dhar are coming together for their next big project. Before commencing the next schedule of their highly anticipated film in the city, Ranveer and Aditya visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar to seek blessings.

Ranveer Singh and Aditya Dhar visit Golden Temple ahead of next schedule of their film

On the occasion of Gurupurab, the sacred shrine Golden Temple was illuminated. Sikh devotees mark the birth anniversary of 8th Guru on this day. Watch in for more details!

India: Golden Temple illuminated on the occasion of Gurupurab

Golden Temple controversy: A woman said she was getting death threats on social media after for performing yoga inside the famous Golden Temple in India's Punjab.

Woman receiving death threats for performing Yoga inside Golden Temple, issues apology

On the 40th anniversary of Operation Blue Star in the north Indian state of Punjab, some members of the Sikh community on Thursday (June 6) raised pro-Khalistan slogans within the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, the site of the military operation to weed out separatists.

Operation Blue Star anniversary marked by pro-Khalistan slogans at Golden Temple

Guru Nanak Jayanti, or Gurpurab, is an important festival for the Sikh community worldwide. The great Sikhism founder, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, was born on the full moon day of the Kartik month in the Nanakshahi calendar, which corresponds to November in the Gregorian calendar. This year, Guru Nanak Jayanti will be celebrated on Monday, November 27.

Gurpurab celebrated with religious fervour across India | Golden temple in Amritsar illuminated

Amritsar's Golden Temple was illuminated with lights to mark Prakash Gurpurab, the birth anniversary of the fourth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Sri Ram Das Ji, on Monday (Oct 30).

Watch: Golden Temple in Amritsar illuminated to commemorate Prakash Gurpurab

The leader of India's regional party in the state of Punjab has appealed for stopping the auction of a Golden Temple model which was given as a gift to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

'Stop immediately': Akali Dal's appeal to PM Modi as Golden Temple model set to go under hammer

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has triggered controversy by saying that he plans to amend the Sikh Gurdwara Act 1925. This is part of his plan to make Gurbani free for all.

Proposal to make broadcast of Gurbani from Golden Temple free triggers massive row in Punjab

Another explosion on Monday morning near the Golden Temple, which is one of the holiest sites for Sikhs in India, has left one person injured. The incident took place hours after a blast was reported at the same spot on Saturday night which had wounded one person and damaged the glass facades of some buildings.

Another explosion near Golden Temple in Punjab injures 1; bomb squad reaches site

The Golden Temple, which is one of the holiest sites for Sikhs in India, has become the stage for a controversy. A girl, one of the many devotees visiting the holy shrine, was purportedly denied entry into the Harminder Sahib Gurudwara, popularly known as Golden Temple, which is located in Amritsar, a city in the North Indian state of Punjab.

Girl allegedly stopped from entering Golden Temple over tricolour face paint. Watch viral video here

A group of 50 volunteers from the United Kingdom have taken it upon themselves to clean the Golden Temple situated in Amritsar city by using their own money.

50 volunteers from UK reach India for cleaning the Golden Temple

After a tweet by British MP Preet Kaur Gill over an attempted sacrilege incident in Golden Temple, Indian High Commission slammed the British MP for rushing to comment before any investigation from Indian authorities.

Indian High Commission slams British MP Preet Kaur Gill over tweet on attempted sacrilege incident

A man has been beaten to death after an alleged sacrilege attempt at one of Sikhism’s holiest shrines in India. The incident took place at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday evening.

Man beaten to death after alleged 'sacrilege' attempt at Golden Temple in India

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It’s one of those experiences you can’t Not have when visiting Amritsar. Even if you haven’t heard of the Beating-the-Retreat ceremony (and I suppose most foreigners haven’t) you will definitely wonder what the fuss is about because every tuk-tuk driver on the streets of the city will offer to take you to Wagah—a drive of half-an-hour from Amritsar at the India-Pakistan border—and bring you back, for varying sums of money.

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