The staircase leads to the parkarma, where the inspirational and awesome Harmandir Sahib is situated in the center of the Sarovar. Naturally, one is inclined to bow down to touch the cool marble with their foreheads. To go around the entire parkarma, one has to start from the left and stop at shrines on the way, before making it finally to the Harmandir. The Dukh Bhanjani Ber is the very first shrine on the parkarma. It is actually built around a jujube tree.
Legend has it that a dip in the sacred pool inexplicably cured a crippled youth.
The Sikhs believe that a visit to the temple remains incomplete without bathing at this spot. The next stop is a raised marble platform, known as the Ath Sath Tirath. It is believed that taking a bath near it fulfils one s wish of visiting the 68 holy places of India. The next corner has the shrine of Baba Deep Singh, the legendary old warrior who died at this spot. The names of Sikh martyrs who died in the wars are inscribed on marble tablets set in the floor of the parkarma or on the pillars of the verandahs.