File:Martyrdom of Taru Singh.jpg
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English: Incomplete 19th century drawing depicting the martyrdom of Taru Singh. He chose to be scalped alive rather than cutting his hair and converting to Islam. Published in 'Warrior Saints' (2013) by Madra & Singh.
"The torture of Bhai Taru Singh ji, for his refusal to accept Islam. His scalp was removed, but he was pleased that his sacred hair remained intact. This 19th century pencil sketch is from the collection of the National Museum, New Delhi." (description quote taken from @moomjamma) |
| Date | 19th century |
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1) https://thesikhrenaissance.substack.com/p/d58 2) https://www.reddit.com/r/Sikh/comments/om0xcc/two_incomplete_19th_century_drawings_depicting/ 3) https://twitter.com/moomjamma/status/1150832590431109120 (re-upload) |
| Author | Unknown author |
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| current | 10:51, 13 February 2023 | | 2,048 × 1,494 (458 KB) | MaplesyrupSushi | slightly higher resolution, from: https://twitter.com/moomjamma/status/1150832590431109120 |
| 03:33, 22 November 2022 |  | 1,200 × 875 (194 KB) | MaplesyrupSushi | Uploaded a work by Unknown from 1) https://thesikhrenaissance.substack.com/p/d58 2) https://www.reddit.com/r/Sikh/comments/om0xcc/two_incomplete_19th_century_drawings_depicting/ with UploadWizard |
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