Devotees visit the Golden Temple. Any act seen as desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs, can become a flashpoint for violence in the Sikh-majority state of Punjab. AFP
A Sikh guard patrols the area as devotees arrive to worship at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. A man was beaten to death on Saturday after being accused of trying to commit a sacrilegious act inside the historic temple. AP
Indian policemen stand guard outside the office of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the organisation responsible for the management of Sikh temples, near the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AP
The Golden Temple is one of the most revered shrines for Sikhs. AP
Police are checking surveillance cameras at the temple to find out where the man came from and the identities of those involved in Saturday's lynching.
A volunteer cleans the holy sarovar or sacred pool at the Golden Temple. AFP
Devotees visit the Golden Temple. Any act seen as desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs, can become a flashpoint for violence in the Sikh-majority state of Punjab. AFP
A Sikh guard patrols the area as devotees arrive to worship at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. A man was beaten to death on Saturday after being accused of trying to commit a sacrilegious act inside the historic temple. AP
Indian policemen stand guard outside the office of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the organisation responsible for the management of Sikh temples, near the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AP
The Golden Temple is one of the most revered shrines for Sikhs. AP
Police are checking surveillance cameras at the temple to find out where the man came from and the identities of those involved in Saturday's lynching.
A volunteer cleans the holy sarovar or sacred pool at the Golden Temple. AFP
Devotees visit the Golden Temple. Any act seen as desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs, can become a flashpoint for violence in the Sikh-majority state of Punjab. AFP
