Guru Arjun Dev
Guru Arjan Dev (15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) is a Sikh guru. He became a Guru on September 1st 1556. He became a Guru because of the amount he sacrificed for himself. He laid down the foundations for the Harmandir sahib, which means “The Golden Temple”. It was built in the middle of the second sacred [pool] in Ramdaspur that was the tallest building in the town. He thought that it should not be the tallest building in town so he ordered it to be it on the lowest ground in the pool. He helped a lot around and dug wells and laid more foundations.
Guru Arjun Dev Media
- Fresco of Baba Buddha crowning the fifth guru.jpg
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.
- Gurdwara Dera Sahib and Samadhi of Ranjit Singh.jpg
The Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore, Pakistan, commemorates the spot where Guru Arjan Dev is traditionally believed to have died.
- Detail of a depiction of Guru Arjan Dev's martyrdom, from the front-page of the Thursday, 13 April 1933 Vaisakhi edition of 'The Khalsa', published from Lahore.jpg
Detail of a depiction of Guru Arjan Dev's martyrdom, from the front-page of the Thursday, 13 April 1933 Vaisakhi edition of 'The Khalsa', published from Lahore.
- Guru Arjan hunting while mounted on horseback with a hawk.jpg
Guru Arjan hunting while mounted on horseback with a hawk. Painting from Faizabad, circa 1760.
- Guru Arjan painting.jpg
Guru Arjan miniature painting, ca.1800.
Guru Arjan with Sri Chand, miniature painting.
Fresco of Guru Arjan Dev from Goindwal Baoli Sahib.