Guru Arjan was the fifth of the ten Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth, which later expanded into the Guru Granth Sahib. He is regarded as t
Painting of Guru Arjan by the family atelier of Purkhu of Kangra, circa 1800
Fresco of Baba Buddha crowning Guru Arjan as the next guru by placing tilak on his forehead, known as the Gurgadi ceremony. Guru Ram Das is depicted to the immediate bottom right of Arjan.
Painting of the torture and martyrdom of Arjan by the Punjabi painter Sri Ram (1876 – 1926)
The Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore, Pakistan, commemorates the spot where Guru Arjan Dev is traditionally believed to have died.
The Golden Temple is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism and its holiest site. The gurdwara complex is a collection of buildings around the s
Guru Arjan
…the youngest son of Bhai Jetha, who later became Guru Ram Das, and Mata Bhani, the daughter of Guru Amar Das. He completed the construction of the Darbar Sahib at Amritsar, after the fourth Sikh Guru, his father, had founded the town and built a sarovar. Arjan compiled the hymns of previous Gurus and of other…
The Golden Temple of Amrithsar 7
Complete view of Golden Temple complex
Guru Arjan overseeing the construction of the original Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), painting from c. 1890–95
A Sikh guru (perhaps Guru Arjan) seated in the Golden Temple at Amritsar in the late 16th or early 17th century, c. 1830 Guler painting