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Why did Sikhs go to the Golden Temple?
Sikhs want to visit the Harmandir Sahib because it helps them to remember the oneness of God and the oneness of humanity. Sikhs consider it to be a pleasure and an honour to visit the Harmandir Sahib.
What is the story of Bhindranwale?
Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, original name Jarnail Singh, (born 1947, Rodey [or Rode], India—died June 6, 1984, Amritsar), Sikh religious leader and political revolutionary whose violent campaign for autonomy for the Sikh state of Punjab and armed occupation of the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) complex in …
What happened at the Golden Temple in 1984?
Five months after the operation, on 31 October 1984, Indira Gandhi was assassinated in an act of revenge by her two Sikh bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh….Operation Blue Star.
| Date | 1–10 June 1984 (1 week and 2 days) |
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| Location | Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab, India 31°37′12″N 74°52′37″ECoordinates: 31°37′12″N 74°52′37″E |
Did Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale poison the Golden Temple?
No Sikh in history had ever sullied the Golden Temple complex by spilling blood in its sacred precincts, before Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale turned the Akal Takht and the Gurdwara into a place of torture, of murder, and of daily sacrilege.
Did Bhindranwale just walk into the Golden Temple?
The SGPC president, Mr Tohra and the moderate leadership of the Akalis helped Bhindranwale; otherwise nobody can live in the premises of the Golden Temple without the permission of the SGPC president. After all, Bhindranwale did not just walk in.
What did Bhindranwale do for the Sikhs?
In 1982 Bhindranwale and his group moved to the Golden Temple complex and made it his headquarters. Bhindranwale would establish what amounted to a “parallel government” in Punjab, settling cases and resolving disputes, while conducting his campaign. In 1983, he along with his militant cadre inhabited and fortified the Sikh shrine Akal Takht.
What was Bhindranwale’s greatest offence?
Bhindranwale was, in reality, a cold-blooded murderer who twisted the Sikh faith and committed the vilest acts of sacrilege in the holiest of shrines to Sikhism, the Golden Temple. This, more than the relentless campaigns of hate and murder that he led, was his greatest offence.