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Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh !

Dedicated to all the Shaheed Singh Singhneean of the Panth

Yogi Bhajan described the army attack on the Harimandir Sahib as the 'Martyrdom of the Akal Takht' in a lecture he described the Akal Takht as voluntarily offering itself for sacrifice.

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(Gurdwara lecture July 1 1984)

As a mark of respect to all those who gave their lives in June 1984 here is a collection of images of the 'Sri Takht Sahib Akal Bunga Ji' - The Siri Akal Takht Sahib.

P S Arshi 's description and map of Siri Akal Takht Sahib

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Early 1900s

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W. Carpenter's watercolour 'The Akal Takht' - 1854

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In 1967 - during the Punjabi Suba Morcha

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In the late 1960s early 1970s

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The intricate marble floors infront of the Akal Takht

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The interior in the 1970s

Sri Guru Granth Sahib

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Display of Shasters

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Frescoes in the Akal Takht - now lost

Guru Sahiban

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Bhai Bidhi Chand - a fresco depicting Bhai Bidhi Chand presenting Guru Hargobind Sahib with 'Dilbagh' and 'Gulbagh' - horses a Sikh had wanted to present to Guru Sahib , but they were seized by the Governor of Lahore - Bhai Bidhi Chand recovered the horses from Lahore - the first horse was recovered by Bidhi Chand while he was disguised as a hay seller, he recovered the second horse disguised as an astrologer.

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A panorama of The Darbar Sahib in the early 1970s

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Akal Takht in the early 1980s

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After the Army Attack

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The interior of the Akal Takht after the army attack and the 1984 'Sarkari' repairs

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The dome of the Akal Takht in 1986 during the 'rebuilding'

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The original Minars of the Ramgarhia Bunga

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A poem by Guru Das Singh - written about the 1984 attack on Amritsar and being prevented from visiting Amritsar

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Sri Akal Takhat Sahib - today

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Pictures taken from ;

* The History of the Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere - SS Shanti Kaur Khalsa - SDP - 1995

*Sikh Architecture - P S Arshi - I P H - 1986

*The Golden Temple - Patwant Singh - ETP - 1988

*Marg - Vol XXX No.3 June 1977

*Khalsa Panth - Khushwant Singh - Tricolour - 1984

*Indian Temples and Palaces - Michael Edwardes - Hamlyn - 1969

*Sikhism - W Owen Cole Piara Singh Sambhi -Ward Lock - 1973

*Guru Nanak's Birthday - Margaret Davidson - Pergamon - 1982

*Des Pardes Weekly - No 787 - 13 July 1984

Bhul Chuk Maaf

Ranjit Singh 'Freed'

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The piece by Yogi Harbhajan Singh is interesting in the way that i can think of many families that became sikhs and took amrit following the events of Operation blue star. And the people that i am talking about are not radicals but those who live according to the ideals of the Guru and the rehit given to them by the 5 beloved.

Before 1984 many had never repeated the Lords name or recited the Sri Jap Sahib

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