In due course, the Harmandir Sahib, was built in the middle of this tank and became the supreme centre of Sikhism. In 1578 Guru Ram Das excavated a tank, which subsequently became known as Amritsar (Pool of the Nectar of Immortality), giving its name to the city that grew around it. During the progress of the work, the hut in which the Guru first sheltered himself was expanded for his residence it is now known as the Guru’s Mahal, or palace. He said that the tank of nectar should be God’s home, and whoever bathed in it shall obtain all spiritual and temporal advantages. Guru Ram Das instructed all his Sikhs to join in the work, under Bhai Budha’s superintendence, and engaged labourers to assist them. Guru Amar Das had ordered Guru Ram Das to create a nectarous tank as a place for worship for the Sikh religion. The Harmandir Sahib literally means the Temple of God.
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