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Sri Akal Takhat Sahib
The seat of the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
supreme governing
body of the Sikhs, Practical Information
it houses the gurus’ Circular Rd. n Information
swords and flagstaffs, as Bureau, (0183) 255 3954.
well as the Holy Book Open daily. Photography allowed
at night. outside shrines. Visitors must
remove their shoes, wash their
feet & cover their heads with a scarf
at the entrance. Alcohol & tobacco
are forbidden within the complex.

KEY
1 The lower wall of the temple is
made of white marble.
2 The dome, shaped like an
inverted lotus, is covered in 100 kg
(220 lbs) of gold donated by Ranjit
Singh in 1830.
3 Darshani Deorhi is a gateway,
which provides the first glimpse of
the temple’s inner sanctum. It has
two splendid silver doors and sacred
verses carved on its walls.
4 Sri Akal Takhat Sahib
5 Amrit Sarovar, the pool where
Sikhs are baptized, was built in 1577
by Ram Das, the fourth guru.

The Causeway
The 60-m (197-ft) long marble
causeway is flanked by nine gilded
lamps on each side, and leads to the
temple across the Amrit Sarovar.
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Golden Temple Complex 8
1 Temple Office 7
2 Cloakrooms 5 Parikrama
3 Darshani Darwaza and Clock Tower
4 Harmandir Sahib 2 9
5 Ath-Sath Tirath (68 Shrines) Parikrama
6 Guru ka Langar (Dining Hall)
7 Baba Karak Singh’s Residence
8 Assembly Hall Central Sikh Museum 4
9 Baba Deep Singh’s Shrine
10 Darshani Deorhi 3 Parikrama
11 Arjun Dev’s Tree 1
12 Sri Akal Takhat Sahib Key 15
13 Nishan Sahibs (Flagstaffs) Area illustrated above
14 Gobind Singh’s Shrine 10 Parikrama
15 Beri Baba Buddhaji 0 metres 50 13 11
(Tree Shrine) 0 yards 50
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