THE TEMPLE OF THE GILDED DOME 27

,ru Arjun Tam-Taran owes its sacred tank that,

varied images, mirrors the beauty of its famous
•ine.

As the eye gazes on the reflections, the mind goes
;3s to fche founder of Sikhism^ the first and greatest
ru> Baba Nanak. "India in the fifteenth century
I succeeding centuries", writes Daljifc Singli in his
fBU NANAK, "had experienced fche march of invading
lies, ruthless beyond description, massacring men
bout mercy in the name of religion, and plundering
urth and home without distinction/' Gum Nanak^
ording to this same writer, himself said of his times;

he age is like a drawn sword; the Kings are
chers."

The faithful that come to Tarn-Taran, remove their
fcgear and wash their Let in the tank before entering

temple, are evidence of the wide-spread reverence
d to the teachings of Guru Nanak. In troublous and
ilous times he established his simple faith and pure
itrine—Sikhism that illustrates that (< The ages of

sword have been the ages of faith ".