An Indian Fakir
Although it is a single fakir at the doorway who is the subject of the postcard's title, it is the colors of the entrance to the Golden Temple in Amritsar that catch our eye.
Golden Temple
Amritsar. The Golden Temple Gateway and Entrance.
A coloured collotype postcard where the golden hues on the stones have been emphasized to add to the splendor of the building.
The Golden Temple of Amritsar.
[Original caption] Amritsar is an important commercial city, capital of the province of the same name in the Punjab.
Birds eye View - Amritsar
The city of Amritsar includes the holiest Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple.
From the early 1600s to the mid 1700s, the 6th through 10th Sikh Gurus defended the temple against Muslim armies, who destroyed it repeatedly.
