The Golden Temple or Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, India, is the supreme shrine in Sikhism. Kept within the temple is the Sikh Holy Scripture. In 1984, the temple complex was the site of a bloody battle between Indian soldiers and Sikh militants hiding inside. The desecration of the shrine and the deaths of many civilians… [Read more…]
November 6, 2008
Sikh devotees gather around the sacred pool surrounding the Golden Temple during Baisakhi celebrations. Amritsar, India.
November 3, 2008
Devotees scramble to touch the Holy Scripture and other relics as they leave the Golden Temple for a parade around the city of Amritsar in northern India during the Sikh Baisakhi festival.
November 3, 2008
This man is a Nihang Sikh, a member of a Sikh military sect which in former times formed the backbone of Sikh military action against foreign rule. They are characterised by their purple and orange attire and the weapons they carry around with them such as spears, daggers or swords. Fortunately these are now mostly… [Read more…]
November 1, 2008
Bathing at the Pool of the Nectar of Immortality surrounding the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, is one of the great rituals in the Sikh religion.
November 1, 2008
An elderly Sikh man at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in the state of Punjab, India.
November 22, 2008
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