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Friday, February 1, 2008

Golden Temple revisited !!

this post is about the Golden Temple....it is one of the most important places of worship for Sikhs (i am one)...like u ve the vatican for christians..mecca for muslims...vaishno devi for hindus..n all..loads of religions on earth...It was built by the 4th Guru, Guru Ramdas Ji and the gold was put on by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

i had driven down to this place with my folks in june last yr..it was an amazing experience..as i drove all the way to Amritsar from Delhi and back..covering about 900+ kms in 2 days..

here are a few pics of the this awesome shrine that i took..


a view of the golden temple from the entrance


a closer view of the Golden Temple


well photography inside the gurudwara is not allowed..but i took this one candidly..its such an awesome sight..its a lil blurred..but then it was candid..


a view of the surrounding structure...amazing aint it :)


some of the fishes in the sarovar(pond) that surrounds the Golden Temple...its amazing when we feed them with prashad (its offerings we get frm the temple)..tastes amazing :)


Golden Temple at night :)

i hope u all enjoyed the pics...let ur views roll in :)

59 comments:

Chakoli said...

Hi...
my first visit to ur blog....:-)))

Just too good pics:-)))

especially those fishes...they are looking damn cute:-)))

Golden temple at night also looks just BEAUTY......

so having fun...wondering places:-)))

maverick said...

@s...thanks for dropping by..keep visiting :)

glad u liked the pics...yes the fishes r cute..its amazing feeding them...

i knw it looks amazing at night..ve some shots of that on orkut...

yep having fun :)

Amandeep Singh said...

Nice pics..
One correction If u dont mind,
it was Built by the fourth Guru- Guru Ram das ji, and later on maharaja ranjit singh put gold on i t!

:)

Unknown said...

Those pics are nice!! The Golden Temple is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

black coffee said...

nice pictures.. reminds me of my own post abt tanjore and how i fell in love! :)

Helen said...

Gorgeous.

maverick said...

@standbymymind....thanks for dropping by n telling me abt the correction...ve incorporated the changes :)

maverick said...

@miss b...yes its beautiful...u shud see it at night sometime...it looks so amazing.. :D

p_nami said...

These pictures are gorgeous, but you are a mess! Stop taking secret pictures:-)

maverick said...

@anonme...yeah..tanjore is also very beautiful..ve been there once...awesome temples :D

maverick said...

@helen..yes its awesome..u shud go there if u havent been there..its worth a visit :)

maverick said...

@dollface...chorry :D....lol...glad u liked the pics :)

gypsy said...

nice shots...

hmmm...takin pics chupke chupke se is wrong dude...
and yep...even i love the prashad that we get in Gurdwaras...havn't yet visited the Golden temple but...

maverick said...

@sinner...sometimes small wrongs are done for bigger goods :)...glad u liked the pics..n u shud visit the Golden temple...once :)

Lena said...

amazing pictured!
the temple looks so beautiful!!
loved it!

maverick said...

@lena...thanks ...glad u liked the pics..yes its a very beautiful place :)

Unknown said...

wats tasty :P

prashad or the fish :P

nice clicks :)

ceedy said...

very kewl....thank you :)

maverick said...

@saloni...prasad any day..without a doubt...i never take one serving..always 2 or more :D

maverick said...

@ceedy..glad u liked them dude :)

freesherry said...

wow
the pictures are just awesome
i have never been to the golden temple, though have seen it from air as our plane flew over it
but after seeing these pictures, i can hardly wait to go

maverick said...

@sherry..i havent seen the top view..but im sure it looks amazing frm there too...u shud get there asap... :D..its an amazing place :)

Mez said...

I really wana visit golden temple.
i lurve parshaad of bangla sahib...that aate ka halwa is awesome!!!

Unknown said...

gorgeous pics maverick!

maverick said...

@mez...yes the prashad is awesome..even i love the atta ka halwa wala parshad...it just tastes so amazing :)..u shud go to the golden temple once :)

maverick said...

@meghan...glad u liked the pics...its an awesome place to visit :)

Anonymous said...

pra, tussi photografy ke badshah ho.....and yes places like golden temple, siddhi vinayak gives a lot of peace and contemption!!!!!!

maverick said...

@ashu g...lol..main sirf koi photography da badshah nahi haan...lol.i jus ve a digicam with a decent zoom :D

nisha said...

wondeful pics!!!
i still regret not visiting dis place...i went to kashmir, was supposed to go to golden temple on my return but got terribly ill n could not visit...
thanx for sharing the pics

maverick said...

@nisha...awww..koi nahi...u can always go there sometme...but u shud go there..its worth visiting :)...glad u liked the pics :)

PrincessPolly said...

That is absolutely gorgeous!

Diva said...

You take beautiful pics, Mav!

I love going to beautiful places and seeing all of the awesome structures and buildings.

... said...

An absolute beauty. And wishes to go there someday.

Missed one chance.

:(

maverick said...

@princesspolly....glad u liked the pics...its a beautiful place :)

Gunjan Aylawadi said...

i love this place
really wish to b thr fo gurupurab sme day!!:)

maverick said...

@diva..im jus an amatuer photographer...ntn more..

n u shud visit india sometime :)

maverick said...

@cloudsie..welcome back...after a long time..yes u shud go there sometime :)

maverick said...

@gunj...yep the place is beautiful..even i ve to visit it during a gurupurab.. :)

MsFreshBananaPuddin said...

Reminds me of Aladdan! lol

awesome photography, makes me miss my goldfish...

MsP

maverick said...

@Mspuddin....glad u liked the pics...well i ve a flying carpet too :)

... said...

Will go there someday...

Is the langar there nice?

... said...

And I know I spoke like an absolute shameless bukkar in my last post. :D

:P

... said...

Shucks! I meant last comment!

Nature Nut /JJ Loch said...

The Golden Temple is divine!!! I feel the mysticism and the awe and my eyes are dancing as I admire the design. The grounds have so much interest.

Beautiful. Breathtaking.

Hugs, JJ

Anonymous said...

nice temple! this reminds me a lot of the mcpalace. of course, the mcpalace is slightly more ornate...

:P

maverick said...

@cloudsie..langar there is amazing...imagine its prepared for almost a million ppl a day..n it goes on 24*7...

lol no u didnt act like a bhukkar...ha ha ha

maverick said...

@jj...glad u loved the pics...u shud get down here sometime :)

maverick said...

@kitty...mcpalace is no comparison here...its way to much different :)..this is where u wash ur sins...thts the palace of committing sins...lol :D...

Ashish Soni said...

nice pics dude

I have heard a lot about the place...

...will go there some time... :)

thanks for sharing the pics..

tc

~ali

maverick said...

@ali...thnks mate..glad u liked the pics..yes u shud go there sometime :)

(T) (H) (B) said...

That's very nice. Can non-sikhs go in?

maverick said...

@thb...anyone can go in...no constraints at gurudwaras anywhere :)

Anonymous said...

man i sprained my finger scrolling down trying to find the "post a comment link" ... someone's popular....

nice pics. i enjoyed the pics.

Pri said...

heyy nice pics as usual :)
looks like ur spending most of ur time travelling...
good good..lage raho
have fun!!

IncorrigibleV said...

beautifulllll
loved the pics, i havent been to the golden temple though

maverick said...

@cinn...not as popular as u r :)..

maverick said...

@vandita..glad u liked them..u shud go there..its amazing :)

maverick said...

@pri...glad u liked the pics...vaise i ve travelled alot in the last 2 yrs... :)

maverick said...

@anjuli...thanks ...glad u liked them :)