| PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION | (IX) |
| PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION | (XI) |
| INTRODUCTION | (XV) |
| KEY TO TRANSLITERATION | (XIX) |
| 1. The Foundation | 1 |
| 2. History - Harimandir under the Gurus (AD 1604-1651) | 23 |
| 3. Golden Temple Under the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committe | 97 |
| 4. Management and the Staff Personnel | 132 |
| 5. Ceremonial Practices and Celebrations | 151 |
| 6. Art and Architecture | 179 |
| 7. Ancillary Shrines and the Bungas | 210 |
| APPENDICES | |
| I Fascimile of the Document Ain-I-Darbar | 236 |
| II Inscriptions | 239 |
| III Bhai Mani Singh | 242 |
| IV A Copy of the Dastur-ul' Amal | 244 |
| V List of the Granthis | 250 |
| VI Fascimile of the Bakhshishnama issued to Bhai Boora and its Texts | 252 |
| VII Somer Famous Rababis, Ragis and Kirtanias of the Golden Temple | 256 |
| VIII The Giani Lineage | 258 |
| IX Time Table | 259 |
| X Harimandir Sahib in Punjabi Literature | 260 |
| XI The Sikh Archives: Their Loss and need for Reorganisation | 266 |
| XII List of Jathedars of Sri Akal Takht | 291 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 294 |
| GLOSSARY | 303 |
| INDEX | |
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