Copper dome of main entrance of Golden Temple to be plated with gold

A dome atop the main entrance of the Golden Temple would be gilded with gold and devotees were generously donating ornaments for decorating the holiest religious site for Sikhs, the SGPC said today.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex religious body of the Sikhs, had decided to make the main entry point of the Golden Temple more beautiful with gold plating on its dome, SGPC's Additional Secretary Daljit Singh Bedi said.

"There are four entry gates where copper domes are affixed and the SGPC has chosen the dome of the main entrance gate to give it an attractive look to it," he said.

The SGPC had handed over the task of gold plating to Sikh volunteer Baba Kashmir Singh Bhooriwale, Bedi said.

Bhooriwale had set up his own cabin in the marbled periphery of the Golden Temple where devotees were donating their gold ornaments besides cash for this cause, he said.

Talking about rest of the copper domes of three other entry points, Bedi said, "There is no plan as of now to gild them with gold."