Amritsar is an important place for Sikhs as The Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) is located there. The Golden Temple is the Supreme court for Sikhs and all community conflicts are solved there. Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) is also known as the Akal Takht. The Akal Takht is the highest seat for the Guru Granth Sahib.
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Guru Arjan Built the sacred shrine of the Sikhs, te Golden Temple of Amritsar.
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The Golden Temple in Amritser is the Sikhs main 'Gurudwara'(place of worship.)
No, pilgrimage is not compulsory for Sikhs. However, some Sikhs choose to go on pilgrimages to important historical and religious sites such as the Golden Temple in Amritsar, but it is not a mandatory practice in Sikhism.
The 'special building' for Sikhs is a 'Gurudwara' (Guru's house.) It is the temple when Sikhs prey.
Sikh's go on a pilgrimage to Amritsar because they may want to go gain respect towards there religion, to become closer to their God or to learn more about their religion and the people that follow it.
Yes, Guru Ram Das founded the city of Amritsar in 1577. He established the city around the Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, which is a significant spiritual and cultural center for Sikhs.
Its Amritsar, and it is among the first cities to be built in the history of Sikhism.It also has the oldest Gurudwara(Sikh place of worship) built, Sri Darbar Sahib, where for the first time the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji installed Guru Granth Sahib in the year 1604. Furthermore, this city became the developing center for Sikhs. Hence, from cultural point of view Amritsar is an important city. Ans so Sikhs always visit it.
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Guru Granth Sahib is not a place or builiding, but it is the name of the holy book of Sikhism. It is like The Bible, Quran or Gita. The gurudwara (temple for the sikhs) are holy and the main gurudwara is called the Golden temple which is located in Amritsar, India.
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