Akali movement

The Akali movement happened in Punjab in which the Sikhs sought to remove corrupt mahants (temple leaders), who were supported by the British, from their gurdwaras (Sikh temples). The agitation got closely identified with the non-cooperation movement in India.

Akali Movement Media

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  Seated photograph of a pujari or priest at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab

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  Poster released in 1921 by the Secretary Akali Dal, appealing to all Akali factions to unite or face extinction, Amritsar, circa June 1921. Digitized by the Panjab Digital Library.

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  Gurdwara Panja Sahib at Hasan Abdal, ca.1920

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  Gurdwara Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib, ca.1922

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  Written message to Sikhs of Lyallpur district by Teja Singh Samundri requesting them to reach Nankana Sahib, ca.1921

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  Photograph of the charred remains of Sikh victims of the Saka Nankana massacre of Feb. 20th, 1921

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  Photograph of a Sikh crowd during the Akali movement, ca.1921–1922

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  Photograph of a Sikh Jatha during the Akali movement, ca.1920's

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  The Tribune newspaper article reporting on the events of the Guru-Ka-Bagh Morcha (Guru-Ka-Bagh movement) on 9 September 1922