Koi

Thank you Harsha! You're very kind.

Thanks for the extra info. Unfortunately I haven't seen the Golden Temple... I haven't been to Dalhousie either. In Himalchal Pradesh I took a bus straight to Manali to start a month trek to Ladakh. Obviously I''l have to come back to India ;-)

And, on topic and about the spotting: where the koi kept at the Golden Temple? I see the Google locator has them in Amritsar but I can't determine whether they're within the temple compound or not.

You're welcome Harsha! Off topic I love your home state (I once visited the Kullu valley).

Harsha, if you go to the link under species suggestions you'll see that are many varieties of koi with different coloration, patterning, and scalation, which have been bred for ornamental purposes.

Koi and common carp