The Akal Takhat, where the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), or Sikh Parliament, traditionally asia power plug meets, was heavily damaged when it was stormed by the Indian army in 1984. The Indian government later repaired it; however, the Sikhs, appalled by the army s actions in the first place, pulled it down and rebuilt it themselves.
Upstairs, in the main entrance clock tower, the Sikh Museum (admission free; h7am7pm summer, 8am-6pm winter) vividly shows the grisly history of those Sikhs martyred asia power plug by the Mughals, the British and Mrs Indira Gandhi.
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