the Golden Temple
The Golden Temple in the city of Amritsar, located in Punjab, India,
is a marvelous sight to behold. Great golden spires rise up from the
beautiful main building, Akal Takht, and smooth marble walkways and
steps lead all around the temple grounds. This breathtaking structure
is the Sikhs most holy temple, and has been for more than four hundred
years. The Golden Temple is considered by some to be the most beautiful
sight in all of India, even outdoing the Taj Mahal.
the Golden Temple after the 1984 attack
Yet even the most dreamy-eyed observer cannot fail to notice the
patches of marble covering certain areas of the wall that are different
in shade and texture. These
newer pieces of marble were used to cover up bullet holes. It is with these
patches of marble that a dark part of history resurfaces, and everyone
must remember
what came to pass at this holy place in 1984: Operation Bluestar, otherwise
known as the Golden Temple Massacre.