Banyan Tree in Amritsar

Punjab, the land of five rivers has many places of which reflect the historical grandeur of the place. Amritsar the major city of Punjab province is an old historical city and is home to many historical and religious building important to Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims. Banyan Tree in Amritsar is an attraction of the history of Amritsar in its part for the freedom fight against the British Raj of India. The city of Amrisar is a land of remarkable history, Banyan Tree in Amritsar attracts many visitors from India and all over the world through cheap flights to Amritsar from UK.

The Historical Banyan Tree (Shaheedi Bohr) is located just outside the picturesque Ram Bagh garden situated at Amritsar. When in Amritsar, one can easily travel to Ram Bagh where it is better known by the locals as Company Bagh. The Historical Banyan Tree (Shaheedi Bohr), is a reminiscent of British tyranny meted out on Indians during their rule here.

This huge tree with lush green canopy and wide girth is located along northern boundary of the Ram Bagh. This place has an important place in the history of the holy city of Amritsar. In 1871, four members of the Namdhari community objected to hawking of beef nearby the Golden Temple. These four individuals were first arrested and convicted of revolting.

All four Namdhari were hanged from this tree by the British Government in the same year. A memorial dedicated to these four members of Namdhari community has been erected near this historical tree and is known by the name Namdhari Shaheedi Samark.

This episode occurred when in response to challenge given by the government by way of sacrilege of the Sikh religious places, the Kukas attacked the slaughterhouses at Amritsar and Raikot in June 1871. They freed the cows by murdering the butchers and fled away. The real perpetrators could not be traced and the blame of the act was put on 12 innocent Hindus and Sikhs by forced confessions these confessions were supported by false evidence extracted from these 12 people leading to the capital punishment of the lower court. The Kukas acting on the advice of their Guru surrendered and proved themselves guilty by producing the weapons thus exposing and eroding the faith of many on the British legal system. Four Kukas in this case were executed in September 1871 with a Banyan tree at Rambagh, they were hanged and some others were sentenced to long term imprisonment.

This act was just one of the many acts of the people of India who gave their life for the freedom fight for their country.

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