
After the temple, visitors buy traditional symbols of the Sikh religion, in the market outside

Gurdwara (temple) Bab Atal Rai, a nine-storey building standing in the south of Harmandir Sahib

After dining, plates and utensils are handed to another set of volunteers for cleaning

Everyone must sit on the floor as equals, so all people are on the same level and nobody is "above"

Volunteers, known as Sewadars, prepare free meals at the giant kitchen (Langar hall)

Around the Sarovar (holy water tank) where you can bath

The usual long queue at the main gate of the Golden Temple

Visitors get religious "gracious gifts" called Prasads

These Holy Guards are known as Sewadars at all Sikh Gurudwaras (temples)

A panoramic view of the Golden Temple