Golden Temple
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| Completed | Adi Granth |
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| Groundbreaking | December 1581 |
| Architects | Guru Arjan |
| Did you know | The Golden Temple is considered to be one of the holiest and most blessed places in India, as well as being one of the oldest places of worship for the Sikhs. |
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| ID | 1240635 |
About Golden Temple
The Harmandir Sahib, also known as Shri Darbar Sahib, is a Gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the prominent pilgrimage site of Sikhism. It is usually called the Golden Temple in English, because it is plated with gold.
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... Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984, months after the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple, Sikhism s holiest shrine, in Amritsar to flush out separatist militants who were inside...
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... Who was behind the attack? Canadian investigators have alleged that the bombings were planned by Sikh separatists who wanted to take revenge for the Indian army s of the Golden Temple in Punjab state...
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... In 1984, at a time of growing unrest and agitation for a Sikh state, Lt Gen Brar had led the Indian army s attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar...
Why are some Sikhs calling for a separate homeland in India?
... The long-running tensions were the cause of two of the most controversial incidents in modern Indian history - the invasion of the Golden Temple and the assassination of Indira Gandhi...
Amritpal Singh: Sikh separatist arrested after weeks on the run
... Bhindranwale was killed in the Indian army s storming of the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, in 1984...
Jasvir Singh: 'I'm a devout Sikh - and married to a man'
... In 2005, the Sikh religious leadership of the Akal Takht at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in Punjab, restated the position that same-sex marriage was unacceptable...
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... Prof Singh recalls " random attacks" by Sikh militants in Leicester in 1984 after Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi s armed forces stormed the Sikh shrine, The Golden Temple, in Amritsar - leaving hundreds dead...
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... The incident took place during a prayer service at the city s Golden Temple on Saturday, according to local media...
Amritpal Singh: Sikh separatist arrested after weeks on the run
Self-styled preacher Amritpal Singh , whose calls for Sikh independence riled India's authorities, has been arrested in Punjab state, police say.
The 30-year-old had been on The Run for More Than a month after evading arrest in Punjab on 18 March .
He and his supporters have been accused of attempted murder and attacking police officials.
Punjab Police confirmed news of the arrest on Twitter and appealed for peace.
Mr Singh shot to prominence in February after, demanding the release of an arrested aide.
His campaign brought back memories from the 1980s of a separatist insurgency and subsequent crackdown in Punjab in which thousands of people were killed.
The manhunt for Mr Singh, including the capital Delhi and The States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Nepal had also put him on its surveillance list at India's request.
Amritpal Singh , who says he supports the Khalistan movement for a separate Sikh homeland, claims to draw inspiration from Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a preacher accused by The Indian government of leading an armed insurgency in the 1980s. Bhindranwale was killed in the Indian Army 's storming of the Golden Temple , the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, in 1984.
Police first attempted to arrest Amritpal Singh on 18 March - thousands of personnel were deployed and traffic blockades were Set Up across The State to check vehicles.
But he escaped in a dramatic car chase which was live-streamed by some of his associates
In The Days that followed, many of his supporters were arrested and sent to a high-security prison in Assam state. Reports say Mr Singh will also be sent there.
Akal Takht , the supreme temporal seat of Sikhs, had asked Mr Singh to surrender to The Police and co-operate with their investigation.
After The Crackdown , however, it also questioned the government's arrests and detentions of people for their alleged support of Mr Singh and for Khalistan.
Sikh groups in Canada held widespread protests against the government action in Punjab. Protests were also held outside The Indian High Commission in London, where demonstrators removed The Indian flag.
In San Francisco , pro-Khalistan supporters vandalised The Indian consulate, calling for Mr Singh to be freed.
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