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Durgiana Temple
ਦੁਰਗਿਆਣਾ ਮੰਦਰ
Amritsar, Punjab · 31.6269°, 74.8669°
Durga (with Lakshmi and Vishnu)ModernGilded dome, marble causeway and silver doors, modelled on Harmandir Sahib
Sacred since
1500 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1921 (16th-c. origin)
Modern
History & significance
Amritsar's principal Hindu temple, rebuilt in 1921 by Guru Harsai Mal Kapoor on a 16th-century site. It stands in the middle of a tank and deliberately echoes the plan and gilding of the nearby Golden Temple.