Round 8: Tossup 22

A “minstrel out of work” receives this substance from the Lord in a cup in an autobiographical hymn. The earliest form of one ritual involved pouring this substance over a leader’s toes and having followers drink it to ensure humility. This substance is drunk, sprinkled on the eyes, and poured on the hair (-5[1])five times (15[1])in a variant (-5[1])of that ritual first used for a group of men who volunteered to be (15[1])(*) beheaded. The sanskar named for this substance is based on a 1699 ritual in which it was made by stirring sweetened water with a double-edged sword. Five people representing (10[1])the original Panj Piare use this substance to initiate Khalsa members. A city founded by the fourth Guru was renamed for a bathing pool (10[1])of this purifying substance. For 10 points, the Golden Temple of the Sikhs is in a city named for what substance? ■END■ (0[1])

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