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Old and rare photos of Darbar Sahib Amritsar, taken between 1849-1947, during the British Colonial rule in the Punjab. During this period the Managers of Darbar Sahib were '''Sardar Jodh Singh Maan, from 1849-1862, Sardar Mangal Singh Ramgarhia, from 1862-1879, Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Chahal, from 1890-1896, and Sardar Jathedar Arur Singh Shergill, from 1907-1920''', until the reformist '''Akali Sikhs''', in 1920, took the management of Darbar Sahib in their hands. | Old and rare photos of Darbar Sahib Amritsar, taken between 1849-1947, during the British Colonial rule in the Punjab. During this period the Managers of Darbar Sahib were '''Sardar Jodh Singh Maan, from 1849-1862, Sardar Mangal Singh Ramgarhia, from 1862-1879, Sardar Bahadur [[Arjan Singh Chahal]], from 1890-1896, and Sardar Jathedar Arur Singh Shergill, from 1907-1920''', until the reformist '''Akali Sikhs''', in 1920, took the management of Darbar Sahib in their hands. | ||
'''And please not that the Clock tower built between 1862-1874, at that time''' [[Sardar Mangal Singh Ramgarhia]] (1800-1879), '''was the manager of Darbar Sahib, Although there have been some suggestions that the clock tower was really built by the British as a church, photographic evidence indicates that it only had a weather vane at its pinnacle and not a cross. Also the interior chamber was a relatively small room of approximately 20ft by 20ft, not a very large or practical space for congregations or church services. The Sikhs would not have allowed this to happen, It was just a Gothic, tower, just to add bit of a European Architecture to the space opposite the Darbar Sahib, later it was demolished in the 1920s'''. | '''And please not that the Clock tower built between 1862-1874, at that time''' [[Sardar Mangal Singh Ramgarhia]] (1800-1879), '''was the manager of Darbar Sahib, Although there have been some suggestions that the clock tower was really built by the British as a church, photographic evidence indicates that it only had a weather vane at its pinnacle and not a cross. Also the interior chamber was a relatively small room of approximately 20ft by 20ft, not a very large or practical space for congregations or church services. The Sikhs would not have allowed this to happen, It was just a Gothic, tower, just to add bit of a European Architecture to the space opposite the Darbar Sahib, later it was demolished in the 1920s'''. | ||
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==Gallery of Old pictures== | ==Gallery of Old pictures== | ||
<gallery caption="" widths=" | <gallery caption="" widths="300px" heights="300px" perrow="3"> | ||
Image:Darbar Sahib in 1858, from Baba Atal Rai.jpg|Darbar Sahib in 1858, from Baba Atal Rai | Image:Darbar Sahib in 1858, from Baba Atal Rai.jpg|Darbar Sahib in 1858, from Baba Atal Rai | ||
Image:Darbar Sahib complex in 1858.jpg|Darbar Sahib complex in 1858 | |||
Image:Golden Temple of Amritsar Punjab - 1880's.jpg|Golden Temple of Amritsar Punjab - 1880's | |||
Image:Darbar Sahib in 1870, from old Ramgarhia Bunga.jpg|Darbar Sahib in 1870, from old Ramgarhia Bunga | Image:Darbar Sahib in 1870, from old Ramgarhia Bunga.jpg|Darbar Sahib in 1870, from old Ramgarhia Bunga | ||
Image:Kirtan at Dabar Sahib in 1854.jpg|Kitan at Darbar Sahib in 1854 | |||
Image:Harmandir Sahib in 1880.jpg|Harmandir Sahib in 1880 | Image:Harmandir Sahib in 1880.jpg|Harmandir Sahib in 1880 | ||
Image:Harmandir Sahib in 1890, from Baba Atal Rai.jpg|Harmandir Sahib in 1890, from Baba Atal Rai | Image:Harmandir Sahib in 1890, from Baba Atal Rai.jpg|Harmandir Sahib in 1890, from Baba Atal Rai | ||
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Image:Harmandir Sahib, in 1860s.jpg|Harmandir Sahib, in 1860s | Image:Harmandir Sahib, in 1860s.jpg|Harmandir Sahib, in 1860s | ||
Image:Sikhs at Harmandir Sahib, in 1946.jpg|Sikhs at Harmandir Sahib, in 1946 | Image:Sikhs at Harmandir Sahib, in 1946.jpg|Sikhs at Harmandir Sahib, in 1946 | ||
Image:Darbar Sahib, in 1880.jpg|Darbar Sahib, in 1880 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{golden temple}} | {{golden temple}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:46, 15 March 2012
Old and rare photos of Darbar Sahib Amritsar, taken between 1849-1947, during the British Colonial rule in the Punjab. During this period the Managers of Darbar Sahib were Sardar Jodh Singh Maan, from 1849-1862, Sardar Mangal Singh Ramgarhia, from 1862-1879, Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Chahal, from 1890-1896, and Sardar Jathedar Arur Singh Shergill, from 1907-1920, until the reformist Akali Sikhs, in 1920, took the management of Darbar Sahib in their hands.
And please not that the Clock tower built between 1862-1874, at that time Sardar Mangal Singh Ramgarhia (1800-1879), was the manager of Darbar Sahib, Although there have been some suggestions that the clock tower was really built by the British as a church, photographic evidence indicates that it only had a weather vane at its pinnacle and not a cross. Also the interior chamber was a relatively small room of approximately 20ft by 20ft, not a very large or practical space for congregations or church services. The Sikhs would not have allowed this to happen, It was just a Gothic, tower, just to add bit of a European Architecture to the space opposite the Darbar Sahib, later it was demolished in the 1920s.
Gallery of Old pictures
Darbar Sahib in 1858, from Baba Atal Rai
Darbar Sahib complex in 1858
Golden Temple of Amritsar Punjab - 1880's
Darbar Sahib in 1870, from old Ramgarhia Bunga
Kitan at Darbar Sahib in 1854
Harmandir Sahib in 1880
Harmandir Sahib in 1890, from Baba Atal Rai
Harmandir Sahib in 1907, from Darshan Deodri
Pathway to Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar in 1870
Sanctum of Darbar Sahib, in 1850
Darbar Sahib in 1880
Darbar Sahib, in 1860
Darbar Sahib in 1914
Darshan Deodri in 1858
Harmandir Sahib, in 1860s
Sikhs at Harmandir Sahib, in 1946
Darbar Sahib, in 1880
