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SGPC panel to mull way to preserve gold panels

By admin on September 17, 2009

Amritsar, Punjab: The executive committee of the SGPC is all set to decide on the way to preserve gold panels that adorned the Harimandir Sahib for 200 years until they were removed and replaced by replicas in 1999. The gold panels which are of immense heritage and cultural value were prepared and plated during the [...]

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Brummies bodge Sikhs holy shrine

By admin on September 25, 1999

IN THE middle of an artificial lake gleams a golden pavilion. It is the holy of holies of the Sikh religion, and an architectural masterpiece to rival the Taj Mahal. But unlike the latter, this is a shrine throbbing with life.

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