*Some very interesting details about the Sri Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar, which many of us may not be aware of - WaheGuru*👏
1.The building of Harmandir Sahib was constructed with Nanakshahi Brick, which is 1 inch thick, 3 inch wide & 18 inch long. Now the speciality of this brick system is even if you manage to take out one brick from wall, other bricks stand unchanged & for removing next bricks you will have to apply same effort unlike modern Modular bricks.
The brick size as I noticed while on Darshan April 2022, as this part was under repair.
The building of Darbar Sahib (the the sanctum sanctorum) is a square shape of 40 ft x 40 ft. There is a 13 ft wide parikrama on all sides of it. Making the entire building complex inside the sarovar a square of 66 ft x 66 ft.
You can see Darbar Sahib from Akal Takht but you cannot see Akal Takht from Darbar Sahib. (Deorhi is constructed in such a way.) Symbolising Spiritual view is wider than Temporal view.
2. There is an accurate small Sun-Dial on the left side almost midway of the pathway from Darshani Deodhi.
3. The water of the Sarovar (The holy tank) is fed through an underground closed tunnel like canal. It is called Hanslee (also informally Sikhaan Wali Nehar).
4. The Sarovar has been cleaned 11 times since 1573 AD through Kaar Seva.
5. The ground floor of Akaal Takht building is called Kotha Sahib because that is where Guru Arjan Dev ji used to sit while construction work was going on.
6. Strangely Kotha Sahib is facing Golden Temple building but all the stories above it are tilted axially towards east side. Symbolising that the throne of temporal power (Akaal Takht) can not face The Temple of God (HarMandir). This is a unique concept in entire world.
7. Jaikara of 'Bole So Nihaal' is never raised inside Golden Temple.
8. From Lohri to Hola Mahalla there is historical tradition to sing Basant Raag prominantly inside Golden Temple. Everyday first Hymn is from Basant Raag only during this period.
9. Electricity was installed inside Darbar Sahib in 1930. Earlier the light of lamps (Ghee deepak) was used for hukamnaama in dark hours.
10. During the first world war, there was continuous series of Akhand Paath in the first floor of Darbar Sahib building by British Government (Praying for victory).
11. On 5 occasions of Gurpurabs 'Jalau' is organised for 2 hours in the Darbar Sahib. All the four door Kivaarhs are replaced by identical Golden Ones.
12. On the Arches of the first floor of the building of sanctum sanctorum, complete Japuji Sahib, Jaap Sahib & Sukhmani Sahib can be seen engraved.
13. Toshakhana is the place for storing Jalau ornaments. It has four keys. The wonderful thing is even if one has all the four keys one cannot open the Toshakhana lock because they are used in a particular order & every key opens lock only one fourth of a cycle. Unless the four quarters are complete, forget to open the lock.
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