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From: "Architexturez." <admin-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 10:45:13 +0530
Birmingham Sikhs defacing Golden Temple: Indian expert
Nabanita Sircar
London, November 1
Sikh devotees from Birmingham, who are carrying out restoration work for
the Golden Temple in Amritsar, have been accused of defacing the shrine
by an Indian expert.
For the last nine years teams of untrained Sikh devotees from the Guru
Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha in Birmingham have travelled to Amritsar to
help rebuild the temple's famous gold dome. But now an Indian
conservation architect claims they are turning it into an "ungodly and
gaudy showpiece."
Gurmeet Rai has warned that the "incompetent" restoration work had
jeopardised plans for the temple to be granted World Heritage status. It
is believed many Midland Sikh families have donated gold for the
restoration work of the dome which is covered with 300kg gold.
con'td at
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_1084883,00430005.htm