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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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Verandas along parkarma to be redone

By admin on August 24, 2009

Pilgrims visiting the Golden Temple will not have to walk on the parkarma of the holy sarovar in harsh weather as re-doing of the verandahs along the passage is expected to be completed in three to four months.

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Harmandar Sahib Heritage Status Issue Again Under Review,

By admin on August 20, 2009

At a time when a new row is emerging in Sikh circles over whether or not the Akal Takht should be convening a Sarv Dharam Sammelan (an all religion conclave) and allegations are flying thick about the motive behind the kar sewa of Darshani Deodhi, the larger issue of getting from the UNESCO the World [...]

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High-rise buildings, hoardings around Golden Temple eyesores

By admin on January 12, 2009

Navjot Singh Sidhu, BJP MP, has stirred the hornets’ nest by raising the issue of marring the beauty of the Golden Temple in view of the high-rise buildings and the advertising billboards, which stare down on the devotees visiting the holy shrine, in its surroundings.

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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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