GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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Amrit Sarovar
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Golden Lake
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Mansarover
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Dal Lake
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Detailed explanation-1: -Amrit Sarovar means a pool of nectar and is an integral part of holy Golden Temple. The city of Amritsar was built around this lake which is popularly known as the holy Amrit Sarovar and it has given the name Amritsar to this city.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Durgiana sarovar was constructed at the Raghunath Temple on the pattern of the Golden Temple in 1930. It houses a temple in the centre of it.
Detailed explanation-3: -A new main gateway (Darshan Deorhi), causeway and sanctum were completed in 1776, while the floor around the pool was completed in 1784. The Sikhs also completed a canal to bring in fresh water from Ravi River for the pool.
Detailed explanation-4: -The city has been named after the water body surrounding the temple. ‘Amrit’ means the nectar of immortality and ‘sar’ or ‘sarovar’ means pond-hence the name.