causing mass displacement, resulting in the loss of an estimated one million lives. This tragic chapter left a deep scar on Punjab’s history, unleashing countless traumas that continue to haunt many till this day.
📸 The Partition of Punjab, c1947.
As India celebrates its independence, Punjab remembers its division. The 1947 partition, which split the region between India and Pakistan, ignited widespread violence in the lead up to the 15th of August and after…
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ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਮਲੂਕ ਉਮਰੇ ਗਏ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਕੂਚੁ ॥
ਘੜੀ ਮੁਹਤਿ ਕਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਦਿਲ ਸਮਝੁ ਤੂੰ ਭਿ ਪਹੂਚੁ ॥ ੪ ॥
Sultans, Khans, Maliks and Amirs,
One by one, they’ve all given up the ghost.
In a short while, you will have to go too,
O my heart - listen! - you will join them soon.
Guru Nanak, Sri Raga.
threshold before the building. Everything connected with the Granth and the temple is held in veneration: they are spoken of as Granth Sahib and Durbar Sahib. The very gates of the city are kissed by true Sikhs. There are five or six hundred Akalis attached to the temple.”
votive offerings and cast them on the sheet in front of the book. Flowers that have lain under the holy volume are given in return. Popular devotion seems to take the form of worship of the temple and the book. All Sikhs rest their foreheads on the ground, and kiss its…
Granth, the Scripture of the Sikhs, is here also; it is kept in the temple during the day. The Granth is preserved with great care, but is little read or expounded. Singers and instrumentalists keep up a kind of irregular service before it all day. The people bring their…
gateway. The pavement in front is very handsome. Here is the baptistry of the Sikhs. In the palace are shown the swords of the Gurus, and their other weapons; some of the later teachers of the sect were better as soldiers than as preachers. The place of rest at night for the…
📸 Umritsur - Akal Bunga, c1880-85.
A Visit to the Akal Takht in 1883:
“There are many objects of interest in the temple and its precincts. The palace (Bhunga) of the Akalis, or famous warrior priests, stands at the head of the quadrangle facing the…
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“Sacrifice your lives crying prayerfully, Dear Kalgidhar Satguru! our Father! We thy children lay down our lives for Thee. The honor and prestige of the Panth rest in Thy hands.
Brave and saintly souls! You will be beaten mercilessly with sticks. You will be shot dead with…
With the recent Hukamnama regarding the colours of the Nishan Sahibs, I thought I would share some images featuring the Surmai (Blue), Basanti (Yellow), and Kesari (Saffron) Nishan Sahibs. The Basanti and Surmai Nishan Sahibs display a Kirpan (Sword) at the top, a Dhaal…
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