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Amritsar is a place of pilgrimmage for sikhs in northwest India. These men are preparing to bathe in the holy waters of the temple.
Nice, I’m surprised they didn’t mind you taking a photo.
What is that building in the background made of, is it white stone or white paint?Another good shot, lots of charm and character.
Did you get into the water too? or is this forbidden and natives only?
DeeMartin,
Being honest I’m not sure, I can’t remember but I’d guess its marble of some kind. I have some more shots of this building in a post in the documentary section.This was a shot where I did not ask for permission…..so I wouldn’t say they didn’t mind, i’d just say they didn’t see…..which is a good thing, since a lot of them a decent sized swords. You can see the ornate knife carried by the guy in the foreground with the navy turban. This place was such a mill that it was quite easy to take photos w/o people noticing.
Dee
Number 1 rule in India is don’t drink the water unless the bottle is sealed…..so definitely wouldn’t be taking a chance on that place. Also, on a more serious note, the point of bathing is to be cleansed from a spiritual standpoint, its a serious business so I guess if you are not sikh they probably wouldn’t like people jumping in. Finally, my pale skin wouldn’t last two minutes under that sun.Tks for looking. I like this shot myself.
Another great shot Liam! You are doing the trip of my dreams!!
That’s the Golden Temple in Amritsar – centre of Sikhism. The temple is the home for the ‘Sri Guru Grandh Sahib’ – the holy book and final guru of the Sikhs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmandir_Sahib
As far as I know people of all religions and background are welcome there – they would also feed anyone who turns for the big feast (and as far as I know, sikh temples – gurudwara’s – would feed anyone who turns up there – including the one here in Dublin).
Religious sikh people carry ornamental swords – a reminder of the their background I suppose – sikhs are from the very fertile Indus valley region (Punjab), which was also the route for all the waves and waves of mugal / pathan (from the general area of Afghan I think) invasions trying to conquer the Indian subcontinent. The sikhs were under relentless attack and they had to defend themselves for centuries. Hence the sword – I think.
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