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... there before heading into the old town to see the city's premier attraction, and one of the two main reasons for our visit, the Golden Temple. On our way into the centre it was quick to see that the city was less developed than Delhi with dusty roads being used by horse/buffalo pulled carts (although there was still huge amounts of regular crazy Indian traffic).
The Golden Temple is (wait for it) a huge golden temple set inside a holy ...
All that glitters is gold....
... people are so welcoming and friendly towards everybody.
After our breakfast which was paid for by donation, we headed into the main square of the Golden Temple. It was pristine and glorious and stood in the centre of a square man-made lake, where Sikh men bathed in the holy waters. At night the temple shined brightly with glittering fairy lights twinkling around it.
The other area ...
Der goldene tempel von amritsar
... daneben sitzen priester vor dem heiligen buch, das mit einer juwelenbesetzten decke bedeckt ist und sammeln geld und geschenke der gläubigen.
am nachmittag gab es dann das kontrastprogramm! wir fuhren zu wahga border, der grenze zu pakistan. hier findet jeden tag eine groteske "grenzöffnungszeremonie"statt. menschenmassen wälzen sich vom parkplatz zu einem stadion. man wird pausenlos kontrolliert und es herrscht ein ...
The Golden Temple
... a peacock-like hat and high boots, rifles slung around their shoulders. The performance lasted about an hour as each successive round of marchers seemed to be doing their best to outstep the last group as well as the guards on the other side of the border. It is impressive, funny, and just plain weird all at the same time!
The next day Em and I relaxed and hung around the Golden Temple, but at night we had been invited to dine at a local ...
Bad karma
... Przed bramami kazdy musi zostawic buty i przykryc glowe, a potem juz bez przeszkod mozna zanurzyc sie w niesamowitej atmosferze uniesienia i medytacji, ktora towarzyszy temu miejscu. Sam budynek swiatyni stoi posrodku Jeziora Niesmiertelnosci (przy jego brzegach dokonywane sa rytualne kapiele). Co ciekawe, Zlota Swiatynia jest naprawde zlota - nie do konca jednak wiadomo, ile kilogramow kruszcu uzyto do jej pokrycia. Olbrzymi marmurowy plac otoczony jest ...


