The Sacred City and Nuptial Hymns
He was born in 1534. Guru ji founded the city of Amritsar and started the construction of the famous Golden Temple at Amritsar, the holy city of the Sikhs. He requested the Muslim Sufi, Mian Mir, to lay the cornerstone of the Harmandir Sahib.
The temple remains open on all sides and at all times to everyone. The standard Sikh marriage ceremony, Anand Karaj, is centered around the Lawan — a four stanza hymn composed by Guru Ram Das ji.