Video of Nihangs eradicating Hindu idols from Sindhi temple goes viral

Days after the Sindhi neighborhood in Indore eliminated Guru Granth Sahid from their temples and handed them over to a Gurudwara as demanded by Nihang Sikhs, a brand new video of Nihangs eradicating idols from a Sindhi temple in Indore has gone viral on social media. The undated movies are of ‘Poonam Didi Ka Gurudwara’ positioned at 65 Ex Rajmahal Colony, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. As per social media posts, this explicit incident befell on December 19, 2022, a day after Nihangs Shiromani Panth Akali Budha Dal Panjva Takht 96 Crori Chkarvarti visited a Tikana (Sindhi Temple) positioned in Parshwanath Colony, Indore. However, OpIndia couldn’t confirm the precise date.

It is notable {that a} group of Nihang Sikhs had visited a number of Sindhi temples in Indore, and objected to the presence of each idols of Hindu deities and the Guru Granth Sahib in these temples. After that, they demanded that the idols needs to be eliminated if the Sindhi neighborhood desires to maintain the Granth of their temples, or else the Granth needs to be faraway from the Sidhi temples and deposited with a Gurudwara by January 12. The Sindhi neighborhood determined to return the Granth, and submitted over 80 Shri Guru Granth Sahib at Gurudwara Imli Sahib at Jawahar Marg in Indore on January 11, a day earlier than the deadline.

Now it has been revealed that the Nihang Sikh merely didn’t demand to take away idols of Hindu deities from the temples the place the Guru Granth Sahib can be saved, as per Sindhi custom, however really forcefully eliminated idols from some temples.

Idols have been forcibly eliminated close to the Guru Granth by some Sikhs who entered the home of a Hindu household. These persons are saying “idol worship is hypocrisy”.See how they’re eradicating the idols roughly. Is the sacrilege solely of Sikh scriptures not of idols ? shameful act ! pic.twitter.com/B7lEvi0eFQ

— PunFact (@pun_fact) January 13, 2023

In the most recent video, Nihang Singhs of Sarkar Committee, Punjab, could possibly be seen eradicating Hindu idols and asking the household to cease following Hindu practices in the event that they wish to worship Sikh Gurus. Multiple Punjabi News Channels on YouTube have shared the movies, and there are further movies on the Facebook web page of Satkar Committee’s member Dawinder Singh who was additionally seen within the movies.

OpIndia examined a number of movies by India Sikh Channel, TF News, Akaal Channel and others to grasp what occurred on the Sindhi Temple. A video of ‘Poonam Didi Ka Gurudwara’ appeared on social media, the place a girl has seen blessing devotees whereas sitting subsequent to Shri Guru Granth Sahib. The video reached to Satkar Committee, and their crew visited Indore to confirm the claims within the video.

As per the experiences, when members of the Satkar Committee reached the Sindhi Temple, they discovered a number of Swaroop of Shri Guru Granth Sahib and Hindu idols in the identical room. There have been idols of Sikh Gurus as properly, which is prohibited in Sikhism as the faith is towards idol worship. Nihang Sikhs requested the household that’s administering the Temple to comply with Maryada (Dignity) and keep the sanctity of Shri Guru Granth Sahib as per the laws set by Akal Takht.

Meanwhile, a few of the members of the Satkar Committee began eradicating Hindu idols. The members of the Sindhi household could possibly be seen opposing the step and repeatedly requested them to not take away the Hindu idols. One of the senior Nihang, who was a part of the crew, requested the opposite Nihangs to not take away the idols because the household promised they’d take away themselves.

A senior member of the crew additionally requested the Sindhi Hindu household to not “ride on two boats”. He instructed them if they’d religion in Sikh Gurus, they need to cease following “Pakhand” or Imposture, that’s, Hinduism. The remarks by Nihang Sikh are being criticized over social media. On a number of events within the video(s), the members of the Satkar Committee could possibly be seen asking the household to not comply with the Hindu rituals in the event that they wish to comply with Sikhism, which is being objected to by the Hindus on social media.

Furthermore, in a single video, it seems the crew once more visited the Sindhi temple later to test if the instructions they offered have been adopted or not. However, upon seeing some Hindu idols, together with Bhagwan Ganpati and Sindhi Bhagwan Jhoolelal, nonetheless within the room, they determined to remove copies of Shri Guru Granth Sahib. While leaving the premises with Guru Granth Sahib, they once more instructed the Sindhi Hindu household to cease following the rituals of Hinduism. A clip of that dialog has additionally been shared in our earlier report.

The group reportedly visited different Sindhi Temples in Indore and took away copies of Shri Guru Granth Sahib with them. All the copies have been submitted to Shri Imli Sahib Gurudwara. Following that, many Sindhi Temples have submitted copies of Shri Guru Granth Sahib after a number of conferences have been held between a 5-member committee from the Sindhi neighborhood and Sikh non secular leaders.

Notably, Satkar Committee has made headlines a number of instances previously. In 2021, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee chief Tarlochan Singh in an announcement claimed that they aren’t sorry for what occurred with Lakhbir Singh, who was killed by Nihang Sikhs. When requested if lynching somebody for alleged sacrilege was justified, Tarlochan mentioned, “Yes, absolutely. For us, our religion, our faith, our Granth holds more value than a person’s life.” “We have no remorse for what happened. We will do it again if anyone touches our Granth, doesn’t matter if he is a government agent or some minister himself,” added the committee chief. Lakhbir Singh was allegedly killed by Nihang Sikh in the course of the farmers’ protests for allegedly committing sacrilege of Holy Sikh Scripture Sarbloh Granth. They additionally objected to letting his cremation achieved as per Sikh rituals.

The committee was additionally accused of taking away uncommon Bir of Shri Guru Granth Sahib on a number of events and never returning it regardless of a number of requests. A 2020 report in Times Of India famous how they took away a handwritten Bir of Shri Guru Granth Sahib in 2016 and didn’t return it for years claiming the household that had the Bir dedicated sacrilege (Beadbi).

Unable to comply with laws

The Sindhi neighborhood has mentioned in a number of statements that they will’t comply with the laws laid down by the Nihang Sikhs to make sure the sanctity is maintained whereas conserving Guru Granth Sahib at Tikana or Sindhi Temples. For instance, the Nihangs instructed them to take away all of the Hindu idols. Furthermore, solely an Amritdhari Sikh can do Sewa, whereas Guru Granth Sahib is ‘Virajmaan’. It was not potential for the Sindhi households who had Guru Granth Sahib at their temples to comply with all of the laws; thus, they determined it might be higher to provide Guru Granth Sahib to the Gurudwara. In an announcement, Sindhi neighborhood chief Prakash Rajdev mentioned, “We can always visit Gurudwara to do darshan of Guru Granth Sahib, and no one can stop us from doing that.”

Notably, it has been reported that a few of the Guru Granth Sahib copies have been torn and had tapes pasted on it. As per Sikh norms, in such circumstances, Guru Granth Sahib’s Bir needs to be submitted to Agni as per the rituals. There have been many experiences the place Satkar Committee members or Akal Takht leaders took away copies of Guru Granth Sahib from the homes of Sikhs on the pretext of not sustaining the sanctity of Guru Granth Sahib.

Sindhi Temples in different cities began giving up Guru Granth Sahib

Following a number of incidents in Indore, Sindhi Temples in different cities have reportedly began giving up Guru Granth Sahib. As per a report by Sindhu Prabhat News, Baba Karandas Darbar, Raipur, Chattisgarh, has additionally submitted a replica of Guru Granth Sahib to the Gurudwara. Speaking to OpIndia, Naresh Vasvani of Sindhu Prabhat News mentioned, “The Sindhi Temples in other cities have started the process, and it appears every Temple will submit their copies in 2023 itself”. Vasvani added that over 200 copies of Guru Granth Sahib had been given up by the Sindhi neighborhood.

It is notable that the Sindhi neighborhood is conserving the Granth of their temples for a very long time, and it has develop into part of their ritual to worship the Granth. The purpose for it goes again a number of a whole bunch of years, when many of the Sindh neighborhood used to dwell in present-day Pakistan.

The Sindhi Hindus have been enormously influenced by Guru Nanak’s teachings as he had visited the Sindh area and had unfold his philosophy within the space. From that interval onwards, Sindhi folks have been following Guru Nanak and Guru Granth Sahib of their temples. They maintain the Granth together with different Hindu scriptures of their temples. But now the Nihang Sikhs have began to object this, and in consequence, the Sindhi neighborhood is having to surrender an historical custom.

OpIndia is attempting to get in contact with the administration of Poonam Didi Ka Gurudwara and Baba Karandas Darbar. We will replace the experiences accordingly.