Most visited Sikh temple
- Who
- The Golden Temple
- What
- 20000 people
- When
- 01 January 0001
The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, the world's most important Sikh shrine, attracts up to 20,000 visitors per day. This figure rises to 200,000 on special festivals such as Guru Purab (the birthday of one of the 10 Sikh gurus) and Baisakhi (the festival marking the day Sikhism was established).
The second storey of the temple is covered by an estimated 400 kg (881 lb) of gold leaf and hundreds of precious stones. The temple's architecture is influenced by both Hindu and Muslim styles. Its sanctuary contains the Adi Grantha, the sacred scripture of the Sikhs. The Guru's 'Langar' (community meal) offers free food to visitors all day, using an estimated 3000kg of flour, 700kg of lentils, 40kg of ghee (clarified butter) 100 kg of sugar and 40 kg of tea per day. The daily cost of the 'langar' amounts to Rs 80,000 per day.
The second storey of the temple is covered by an estimated 400 kg (881 lb) of gold leaf and hundreds of precious stones. The temple's architecture is influenced by both Hindu and Muslim styles. Its sanctuary contains the Adi Grantha, the sacred scripture of the Sikhs. The Guru's 'Langar' (community meal) offers free food to visitors all day, using an estimated 3000kg of flour, 700kg of lentils, 40kg of ghee (clarified butter) 100 kg of sugar and 40 kg of tea per day. The daily cost of the 'langar' amounts to Rs 80,000 per day.