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210 Years On, Golden Temple Gates Removed For Repairs
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 129449" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">210 years on, Golden Temple gates</span></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">removed for repairs</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>Dharmendra Rataul</strong> - Express India -Posted: Jul 05, 2010 at 0556 hrs</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>Amritsar</strong> <em>Sikh bodies protest move; SGPC says the doors will be back in a year </em></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Amid controversies related to their origin, the centuries old and huge gates at Darshani Deori, which serve as entrance to the sanctum sanctorum of Golden Temple, were removed on Sunday for “preservation”. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) decided to remove the gates as they were in need of immediate repairs. The sandalwood base had started crumbling and the ivory carving and golden screws on the doors had suffered damage after withstanding the vagaries of time. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Since their installation in 1800 AD by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, this was for the first time that the gates were unhooked. While these traditionally-decorated doors have been at the Golden Temple for the last 210 years, a section of historians believes the gates were originally from Gujarat’s Somnath Temple, which were looted by Afghan invaders in the 12th century, and which were later brought back by the Sikhs from Afghan hands. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">A few Sikh bodies have raised suspicion that the doors are being removed to be sent back to Somnath under pressure from the BJP, which shares power with the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab. They say the Sikh warriors, after possessing the precious gates from the Afghans, had offered them to Hindus but the Somnath management had refused to accept the doors, terming them “impure” as these had been looked at by the Afghans.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Among those protesting the SGPC move is SAD (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann, who is against the removal or any “tampering” with the gates. He is supported by several radical Sikh bodies, leading to a new row. The gates were to be removed last year but the decision was postponed due to the controversies surrounding the issue.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar, and the five Sikh high priests, including Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, have rubbished the theories. “The doors are sacred and need immediate repair, which will be carried out by experts and craftsmen, being requisitioned from all over the world. The work will be carried out inside the Golden Temple premises and the gates will not be taken out of the complex,” said Makkar. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">After their removal, the doors were taken to “safe enclosures”. Makkar said he did not want to comment anything on the origin of the gates. “We do not want to get into any controversy. The gates need repair and we are duty bound to restore them to their traditional pristine glory,” said Makkar. He said some leaders were making an issue out of nothing. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">He chided members of the Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee who were sitting outside the complex to see that the gates were not taken out. “The gates will not leave the Golden Temple complex,” he reiterated, adding that political leaders and some religious pundits are making misleading statements even though the gates are now property of the Panth.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Accompanied by Damdami Taksal Chief Harnam Singh Khalsa, Makkar said kar sewa for the repair work would be carried out under the supervision of Baba Kashmira Singh Bhuriwale. “A five-member committee headed by Golden Temple head priest Jaswinder Singh will overview the repair work. Gates made of silver have replaced the original gates till the repair is completed, which may take a year,” he added. Baba Kashmira Singh said they would try and complete the work within a year. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">source:</span> </p><p><a href="http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/210-years-on-golden-temple-gates-removed-for-repairs/642354/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/210-years-on-golden-temple-gates-removed-for-repairs/642354/</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 129449, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]210 years on, Golden Temple gates[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]removed for repairs[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy][B]Dharmendra Rataul[/B] - Express India -Posted: Jul 05, 2010 at 0556 hrs[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]Amritsar[/B] [I]Sikh bodies protest move; SGPC says the doors will be back in a year [/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Amid controversies related to their origin, the centuries old and huge gates at Darshani Deori, which serve as entrance to the sanctum sanctorum of Golden Temple, were removed on Sunday for “preservation”. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) decided to remove the gates as they were in need of immediate repairs. The sandalwood base had started crumbling and the ivory carving and golden screws on the doors had suffered damage after withstanding the vagaries of time. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Since their installation in 1800 AD by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, this was for the first time that the gates were unhooked. While these traditionally-decorated doors have been at the Golden Temple for the last 210 years, a section of historians believes the gates were originally from Gujarat’s Somnath Temple, which were looted by Afghan invaders in the 12th century, and which were later brought back by the Sikhs from Afghan hands. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]A few Sikh bodies have raised suspicion that the doors are being removed to be sent back to Somnath under pressure from the BJP, which shares power with the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab. They say the Sikh warriors, after possessing the precious gates from the Afghans, had offered them to Hindus but the Somnath management had refused to accept the doors, terming them “impure” as these had been looked at by the Afghans.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Among those protesting the SGPC move is SAD (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann, who is against the removal or any “tampering” with the gates. He is supported by several radical Sikh bodies, leading to a new row. The gates were to be removed last year but the decision was postponed due to the controversies surrounding the issue.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar, and the five Sikh high priests, including Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, have rubbished the theories. “The doors are sacred and need immediate repair, which will be carried out by experts and craftsmen, being requisitioned from all over the world. The work will be carried out inside the Golden Temple premises and the gates will not be taken out of the complex,” said Makkar. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]After their removal, the doors were taken to “safe enclosures”. Makkar said he did not want to comment anything on the origin of the gates. “We do not want to get into any controversy. The gates need repair and we are duty bound to restore them to their traditional pristine glory,” said Makkar. He said some leaders were making an issue out of nothing. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]He chided members of the Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee who were sitting outside the complex to see that the gates were not taken out. “The gates will not leave the Golden Temple complex,” he reiterated, adding that political leaders and some religious pundits are making misleading statements even though the gates are now property of the Panth.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Accompanied by Damdami Taksal Chief Harnam Singh Khalsa, Makkar said kar sewa for the repair work would be carried out under the supervision of Baba Kashmira Singh Bhuriwale. “A five-member committee headed by Golden Temple head priest Jaswinder Singh will overview the repair work. Gates made of silver have replaced the original gates till the repair is completed, which may take a year,” he added. Baba Kashmira Singh said they would try and complete the work within a year. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]source:[/COLOR] [URL="http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/210-years-on-golden-temple-gates-removed-for-repairs/642354/"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/210-years-on-golden-temple-gates-removed-for-repairs/642354/[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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