Talk:Golden Temple

Sain Mian Mir did not place the foundation brick of the Darbar sahib, this a myth by 19 century Muslim poet Bute Shah

Literally well known that the Sain Mian Mir durbar sahib foundation laying myth is a myth began by a Muslim historiographer Butay Shah, in the 1800s, who knew of the close relations between the Guru and the Sain, however, it clearly states in the Guru Granth Sahib itself, that Guru Arjan ji asked Guru Ram Das Ji to place the first foundation brick

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Requested move 31 January 2017

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The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) SkyWarrior 23:12, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

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Harmandir Sahib → Golden Temple – Golden Temple is the common name of the Gurdwara, the name that is most frequently used to refer to it in English-language reliable sources.
A Google Books search on 31 January 2017 found six times as many hits for Golden Temple as for Harmandir Sahib. Apuldram (talk) 22:34, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

• Support, as nominator. Apuldram (talk) 11:47, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
• Support WP:COMMONNAME and primary topic for that name. In ictu oculi (talk) 09:11, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
• Support. Clear common name and also primary topic for Golden Temple. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:57, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

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• ... that the Golden Temple is made of copper overlaid with gold leaves?

• Source: https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Punjab_Art_and_Culture/gryfAAAAMAAJ?hl=en

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Improved to Good Article status by Ophyrius (talk) and MaplesyrupSushi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

_saluere, Ɔþʱʏɾɪʊs^⚔ 19:50, 13 April 2025 (UTC).

General eligibility:

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Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - At least one sentence copied/closely paraphrased from bbc.co.uk; see Copyvio Detector.
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Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - The proposed hook as written is not supported in the article. The article says The Temple was renovated in marble and copper in 1809, and in 1830 Ranjit Singh donated gold to overlay the sanctum with gold leaf. The article does not support the idea that the Temple is made of copper. The listed source for the hook is not accessible via Google Books, and the source for the claim in the article, pp. 28-30, also does not mention anything about the temple materials including copper. The Encyclopedia of Sikhism entry on the temple does say its upper levels and roofs are gilded copper.
• Interesting: - Not very. I would recommend making it a bit more specific. It is unsurprising that a "Golden Temple" would indeed have gold leaf on it.

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed: - I recommend adding a picture from the article; there are several good options.
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QPQ: None required.

Overall: Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:38, 14 April 2025 (UTC)