The Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, known to most as the Golden Temple, sits at the center of Sikh belief and at the end of a 600-year history that began with Sikhism's emergence from the overlap of Hindu and Islamic traditions in Punjab. The film tracks one full day inside the complex, opening with the pre-dawn cleaning crews and the dawn ceremony that wakes the temple, and closing at 10 pm when the Guru Granth Sahib is carried back into its chamber for the night. In between, it follows the people who keep the place running: volunteers serving free meals in the langar hall, caretakers maintaining the building, and members of the Sikh diaspora who return to contribute time and money to its upkeep. The film also looks at how the temple's administration uses modern technology, broadcasts and digital media among them, to carry Sikh teaching beyond Amritsar to followers scattered worldwide. Selfless service, or seva, runs through nearly every scene as the organizing idea, whether it is a volunteer washing floors at 3 am or a family flying in from abroad to work in the kitchens.