Damdami Taksal
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The Damdamī Ṭaksāl, Jatha Bhindra, or Sampardai Bhindra is an orthodox Khalsa Sikh cultural and educational organization, based in India. They are known for their teachings of vidya as well as gurbani
Baba Deep Singh fresco from Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar
Fresco of Baba Gurbaksh Singh Nihang from Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar
Illustration from a lithographed ‘Ramcharitarmanas’ translated by Giani Sant Singh
Photograph of Bishan Singh Muralewale, 10th Jathedar of the Damdami Taksal
Operation Blue Star
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Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984, with the stated objective of removing Damdami Taksal leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and
Damdami Taksal
…whole of India by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale during the 1978 Sikh–Nirankari clashes, the Anandpur Resolution, the Dharam Yudh Morcha of 1982, and later Operation Blue Star and the Khalistan movement and insurgency. The following table lists the Jathedars of Damdami Taksal…
Akal Takht being repaired by the Indian government after the offensive; it was later pulled down and rebuilt by the Indian Sikh community.
Golden Temple with Akal Takht on the right, photographed in 2006
A picture of the rebuilt Akal Takht in 2013. Bhindranwale and his followers occupied Akal Takht in December 1983.
Akal Takhat, Amritsar