This complex was renovated through the Galiara Project. This building contains the severed head of a military leader who is said to have reattached it in the middle of a battle against Afghan soldiers.
This complex was renovated through the Galiara Project. This building contains the severed head of a military leader who is said to have reattached it in the middle of a battle against Afghan soldiers. A political body called the Akal Takhat meets in one section of this structure, which is surrounded by a sarovar that is used for ritual ablution, known as the (*) Pool of Nectar. Over five hundred devotees were massacred in this building during Operation Blue Star, resulting in the 1984 assassination of Indira Gandhi by her bodyguards. For 10 points, name this temple in Amritsar, India, the holiest site of worship for Sikhs.
This complex was renovated through the Galiara Project. This building contains the severed head of a military leader who is said to have reattached it in the middle of a battle against Afghan soldiers.
Golden Temple [or Harmandir Sahib; or Darbar Sahib]