It's probably meant to be Harminder Sahib but was made by someone who never visited. It's clearly by a non-Sikh hence why they called it "Golden Temple" and back then there weren't many photos, so someone likely described Sachkhand and did their art like this. Also, I doubt they would have allowed someone to set up a canvas inside and start painting within Darbar Sahib so it's likely the person is painting from memory even if they did see it firsthand - was probably still cramped inside with everyone rushing around even back then. Or could be Delhi Gurdwara. Looks similar enough, likely a historian mixed up the two. Hope this helps ji!

I have a mystery to share with you all: What is this place depicted in this painting? This is a painting kept in the collection of the Himachal State Museum of a supposed gurdwara dating to ca.1875. Interestingly, B.N. Goswamy in his book (which actually uses this specific painting as cover-artwork) claims it is possibly the interior of the Darbar Sahib/Harmandir Sahib (“Golden Temple”) in Amritsar. However, it is immediately obvious that is not the case, as the layout/structure/architecture of the space does not resemble the interior of Darbar Sahib at all. So where could this place be? One can wonder. A possible identification made by the Twitter user Ontheperiphery9 is that this may be the interior of Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi! This is an interesting suggestion. Whilst Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib underwent extensive Kar Seva renovations in the 20th century, one does find superficial similarities in the layout/architecture of the current gurdwara & whatever gurdwara is depicted in this historic painting. How about you, what are your thoughts/theories on the identity of this space? Does it perhaps still exist or has it been lost to time in the various renovations/remodellings of Sikh sacred spaces in the years since this painting was made? Image 1) Painting as displayed in the Himachal State Museum Image 2) Caption of the painting at the museum Image 3) Cover of B. N. Goswamy’s book, which uses the painting as cover-art Image 4) Caption provided in the book for the painting Image 5) Photograph of the interior of the modern Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi, notice any similarities to the painting?

This is another type of Amrit from a different Rehat Maryada. It's the "Gurmat Rehat Maryada" followed by Damdami Taksaal and AKJ. The maryada from Akal Takht and Kesgarh Sahib (which most ppl follow, including all Singh Sabha Gurdwareh) lets you eat any non-veg that isn't Halal/Kosher, called the Sikh Rehat Maryada