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Photo: Wikimedia CommonsFour entrances face all four directions, to say that people of every faith and background are welcome.
The holiest gurdwara of Sikhism, its gold-plated sanctum sits in the middle of the sacred Amrit Sarovar pool.
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Its name means Throne of the Timeless One. It is the foremost of Sikhism's five Takhts, where the community's temporal and spiritual matters are decided.

Built in the middle of a sacred lake, and so like the Golden Temple that first-time visitors sometimes mistake one for the other in photos.
A simple cottage built by Guru Ram Das grew into the working gurdwara that stands today.