EPC oral presentation.

1. Name : Harwinder Singh Girn
Student ID : 0319881
Module : Effective Public Communication [COM 30103]
Session : September, 2014

2. Harmandir Sahib
( The Golden Temple)

3. Historical Background of The Golden
Temple
 Situated in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
 Most sacred temple for Sikhs.
 Harmandir means: Har(God) & Mandir (temple/house).
 The temple houses the sacred scriptures of the Sikhs,
the Guru Granth Sahib ( complete holy book).

4. 1574 - Amritsar city was founded by the 4th guru, Guru Ram Das ji.
1578 - He began excavation of a fresh water tank & construction of
the temple site.
1604 - Guru Arjan Dev ji the 5th guru , completes the construction of the
temple and the complex that took 13 years.
- He also completes compiling the Adi Granth (first holy book).

5. Structure & Layout of Golden Temple
Main attractions around the Golden
temple
6. Sarovar
13. Sri Akal Takhat Sahib
18. Guru Ka Langar

6. Types of ormentation used

8. Types of Materials used
Gold
Wood
Marble
Bricks

9. Reference