Amritsar, Punjab, India - Golden Temple at night - postcard c.1970s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Golden Temple at Night, Amritsar, India
• Publisher:  A 'VT' Product
• Postally used:  no
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• Notes / condition: a couple of light surface creases in one corner 

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Amritsar ( pronunciation (help·info); Punjabi pronunciation: [?m???t?s??], (Punjabi: ?????????) historically also known as Ramdaspur and colloquially as Ambarsar) is a city in the north-western part of India. It is the spiritual centre for the Sikh religion and the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district in the state of Punjab.

It is home to the Harmandir Sahib (referred to as the ""Golden Temple"" in the western media), the spiritual and cultural center for the Sikh religion. This important Sikh shrine attracts more visitors than the Taj Mahal with more than 100,000 visitors on week days alone and is the most popular destination for Non-resident Indians (NRI) in the whole of India. The city also houses the Sikh temporal and political authority, Akal Takht, as well as the Sikh Parliament.

The 2011 Indian census reported the population of the city to be 1,132,761. Amritsar is situated 217 kilometres (135 mi) northwest of state capital Chandigarh. Amritsar is situated right next to Pakistan to the left with the nearest city Lahore, the second largest city in Pakistan being only located 31 miles away (50 km)

The main commercial activities include tourism, carpets and fabrics, farm produce, handicrafts, service trades, and light engineering. The city is known for its rich cuisine and culture, and for the tragic incident of Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 under British Rule. Amritsar is home to Central Khalsa Orphanage, which was once a home to Udham Singh, a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement.

The Harmandir Sahib (Punjabi: ??????? ?????) also Darbar Sahib (Punjabi: ????? ?????, Punjabi pronunciation: [d??b?? s?h?b])^[1][3] and informally referred to as the ""Golden Temple"" ^[1] is a prominent Sikh Gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. It was built by the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan, in the 16th Century. In 1604, Guru Arjan completed the Adi Granth, the holy scripture of Sikhism, and installed it in the Gurdwara.^[4]

There are four doors to get into the Harmandir Sahib, which symbolize the openness of the Sikhs towards all people and religions.^[5] The present day Gurdwara was rebuilt in 1764 by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia with the help of other Sikh Misls. In the early nineteenth century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh secured the Punjab region from outside attack and covered the upper floors of the Gurdwara with gold, which gives it its distinctive appearance and its English name.^[4]

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