Golden Temple To Have 4 Led Screens Soon

[Azaad]

With the Sikh Sangat from Canada planning to install four outdoor LED screens in the ‘parikrama’, devotees visiting the Golden Temple will soon be able to see shabad kirtan being recited from the sanctum sanctorum on these screens and read the translation of Gurbani.

These LED screens will be put up on top of the ‘chhabeels’ in different corners of the ‘parikrama’ around the sanctum sanctorum. The project entails installing outdoor LED screens for spreading the message of Gurbani among the devotees visiting the shrine. These LED screens will also let devotees read the translation of Gurbani, irrespective of weather conditions prevailing at any point of time.

The project will cost $2 lakh with each screen coming at $50,000. With the help of these screens, the devotees awaiting their turn to have darshan can have full inside view of the sanctum sanctorum. They could see a live telecast of kirtan while standing or sitting in different parts of the parikarma.

SGPC secretary Dalmegh Singh confirmed that the Sikhs from Canada had got their approval for installation of these LEDs.

Earlier, the SGPC had installed 10 LCD screens at vantage points in the ‘parikarma’ and within the ‘serais’ in the Golden Temple complex.

However, these screens merely display the Gurbani being recited inside the sanctum sanctorum in text form and its translation. Some of these screens also double up as interactive touch-screen panels, providing information about the Golden Temple and the SGPC apart from train and bus timings.

[Southall Youth]

A total waste of time money and destruction of Sikh Heritage this stupid SGPC should open the Shaheeds 1984 gallery under Akal Takht Sahib and put up a memorial instead of making Harmandar Sahib look like a theme park or outdoor dance club with LED Screens its not a stadium for gods sake.Not to mention the damage to the site which will be an eyesore as well as architectural

Better of giving the money to poor Sikhs and the families of Shaheeds -

[Kharkooartsy]

yes i agree with southall youth instead of doing that we should tackle major problems such as drug problem i punjab.. and like southall youth said .. we should help families of the shaheeds!!

having screens is a good ideaif they are installed in other local gurudwaras!

[hkaurP]

Actually I dont find anything wrong with the LED screens. It was very useful for reading the transliterations inside Darbar Sahib. I agree with the fact that SGPC should also concentrate on other problems like drugs, poverty etc but I actually think this is a nice thing to do for people who don't understand Gurmukhi. They can listen to kirtan and understand it as well. And also, this isn't SGPC's step, they aren't the ones providing this seva, as it was written above, Sangat from Canada want to take up this Seva so why not let them do what they want without judging them for it?

[Guest SarabjeetSingh]

A total waste of time money and destruction of Sikh Heritage this stupid SGPC should open the Shaheeds 1984 gallery under Akal Takht Sahib and put up a memorial instead of making Harmandar Sahib look like a theme park or outdoor dance club with LED Screens its not a stadium for gods sake.Not to mention the damage to the site which will be an eyesore as well as architectural

Better of giving the money to poor Sikhs and the families of Shaheeds -

I agree with you , but then at the end of the day whatever God wills , only that will happen ..

...after all , it is hari's own temple .