Tapesh Yadav@tapeshyadav_usa
Mar 8
5 tweets
Sikhs reclaimed Rama-janambhoomi in Ayodhya:
25 Nihang Sikhs enter Babri Masjid in 1858
Write Rama with coal on the walls
Build hawan, place an image of Rama & Guru Gobind Singh, offer puja
what else did the Sikhs do for Hindu god Rama in British India? (a thread)
25 Nihang Sikhs enter Babri Masjid in 1858
Write Rama with coal on the walls
Build hawan, place an image of Rama & Guru Gobind Singh, offer puja
what else did the Sikhs do for Hindu god Rama in British India? (a thread) 
After reclaiming it in 1858, Sikhs added structures, guarded the Rama puja hawan, calling it Ramachabutra and Sita Rasoi inside Babri masjid premises. Outside they hoist a Sikh flag (nishan).
Ram-janamboomi defender Nihang Singh Fakir Khalsa ignored summons by the colonial British court officials. His reply, "every place belongs to Nirankar"
Every time Azaan was sounded near Babri masjid, they blowed conch (sankha) to counter the Azaan. This response continued for 2+ years per British India era documents.
Per the court and colonial era Commissioner office documents, Sikhs and Hindus continued their efforts to reclaim Ayodhya and other Rama sites in the region through 1880s.
Tapesh Yadav
@tapeshyadav_usa
PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist (Skill schools, Foundation for Indian Heritage)
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