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Why does Golden temple called as Harminder Sahib?

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When Guru Arjan Dev Ji built the Har-mandar (not Harminder Sahib and not even Hari-Mandir ), it was not Golden as we see it today. It was made up of plane white marble. Guru Arjan Dev Ji named it Har-mandar then and there. read more

Golden temple has been called as "Harminder Sahib" and it literally means "Hari Ka Mandir (Temple of God)". Its foundation was laid by Guru Ramdas as he wanted a place for spiritual discourse where people can come and listen to spiritual discourses, gurubanis, meditate and partake food served at langar (free kitchen service). read more

The Harmandir Sahib is also spelled as Harimandar, Harimandir or Harmandar Sahib. It is also called the Darbar Sahib (Punjabi pronunciation: [dəɾbɑɾ sɑhɪb]) which means "sacred audience", as well as the Golden Temple for its gold foil covered sanctum center. read more

This word is used for a number of higher and revered places like you may call an esteemed university 'a temple of learning' OR you may call a high point of human anatomy, your forehead, your temple. Accordingly, a Gurudwara is a Sikh temple, A mosque is a Muslim Temple and so on. read more

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