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Last Updated:
Tuesday, 29 July, 2003, 17:13 GMT 18:13 UK
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Sikhs' holiest shrine
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The Golden Temple is the holiest shrine for millions of Sikhs in India and around the world
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On a typical Sunday, some 100,000 pilgrims visit the complex
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Bathing in the waters that surround the the temple is a sacred rite
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US-based Sikhs are funding a new cleaning system for the waters
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Satpal Singh Bhatti (right) from the UK, with his father, here making his fifth visit to the Golden Temple
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There is an atmosphere of celebration in the complex
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These Hindu boys say they have come to worship 'all the gods'
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A huge community kitchen feeds the visitors...
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... with a simple meal of chapattis, lentils and water
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Carved stones record donations given by Sikhs from India...
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... and from the UK and other parts of the world
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In the afternoon worshippers join together to wash the marble floors
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A number of shops sell Sikh books and posters
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The decision-taking centre for Sikhism, the Akal Takhat, was totally rebuilt after the violence of the 1980s
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SEE ALSO:
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13 Dec 02 | South Asia
Sikh leader retains post
12 Nov 02 | South Asia
Banned Sikh objects reappear in Punjab
31 Mar 02 | South Asia
Analysis: Tussle over Sikh religious body
12 Nov 02 | South Asia
Hardline Sikhs mourn militant hero
06 Jun 01 | South Asia
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