AHMEDABAD: Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar has been the principle vacationer destination for other folks visiting Ahmedabad. It is in-built ancient taste with carved stones on a sprawling campus and continues to attack guests. The undeniable fact that it used to be attacked by way of two fidayeen continues to carry fascination for many of us.
The temple hit the headlines when two fidayeen stormed it and killed 34 persons on September 24, 2002. It used to be the worst terror attack on a spiritual position in the country, only a short distance from the place of abode of then chief minister Narendra Modi. The incident alarmed everyone and used to be perceived as a reprisal for the 2002 communal riots. The two fidayeen are believed to have come from Pakistan.
During the communalized environment in the state ahead of the meeting elections in 2002, the temple's management - Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha — had remained completely apolitical. Its head Pramukh Swami Maharaj behaved in a magnanimous approach and appealed to other folks to handle peace.
Looking at his positive approach, the heads of the Muslim community in Ahmedabad had long gone to fulfill him and be offering their condolences, and unanimously condemned the fear attack. It used to be the manager priest's gesture that reportedly pacified his offended followers in addition to other folks. However, what followed later all through the police investigation and subsequent legal court cases, invited the Supreme Court's rebuke for the shoddy investigators.
Three of those arrested in the case have been condemned to demise by way of a Pota court. Eleven years after the arrest of the accused, the apex court exonerated them.
Putting the aggravating past in the back of, the temple has remained the most sought after destination for tourists despite Ahmedabad having many ancient monuments fabricated from sandstones. The missionary zeal of the Swaminarayan cult for propagation too is quite visible on the temple, the place there are 5 exhibition halls on articles, artwork and many others, which tell in regards to the life and instances of Sahjanand Swami.
The temple hit the headlines when two fidayeen stormed it and killed 34 persons on September 24, 2002. It used to be the worst terror attack on a spiritual position in the country, only a short distance from the place of abode of then chief minister Narendra Modi. The incident alarmed everyone and used to be perceived as a reprisal for the 2002 communal riots. The two fidayeen are believed to have come from Pakistan.
During the communalized environment in the state ahead of the meeting elections in 2002, the temple's management - Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha — had remained completely apolitical. Its head Pramukh Swami Maharaj behaved in a magnanimous approach and appealed to other folks to handle peace.
Looking at his positive approach, the heads of the Muslim community in Ahmedabad had long gone to fulfill him and be offering their condolences, and unanimously condemned the fear attack. It used to be the manager priest's gesture that reportedly pacified his offended followers in addition to other folks. However, what followed later all through the police investigation and subsequent legal court cases, invited the Supreme Court's rebuke for the shoddy investigators.
Three of those arrested in the case have been condemned to demise by way of a Pota court. Eleven years after the arrest of the accused, the apex court exonerated them.
Putting the aggravating past in the back of, the temple has remained the most sought after destination for tourists despite Ahmedabad having many ancient monuments fabricated from sandstones. The missionary zeal of the Swaminarayan cult for propagation too is quite visible on the temple, the place there are 5 exhibition halls on articles, artwork and many others, which tell in regards to the life and instances of Sahjanand Swami.
When Akshardham temple showed the way to peace
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Reviewed by Kailash
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November 05, 2017
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