Path leading up to the well into which many panicked victims jumped
Our time in the Jallianwala Bagh memorial is up now and we are now on the path leading to the exit. On the way, to the right, we pass the well into which many panicked victims jumped to escape the senseless massacre by a demented British Gen. Dayer. So many of those who may have escaped the lunatic's bullet died in the resultant stampede or due to jumping into this well to save themselves. Which is why they now call it the martyr's well. When I had visited way back in 1979, it had been just a well. But now, as part of the restoration, they have built a large shrine like think atop the well which you can see up ahead, which dampens the effect somewhat. For detailed notes about the Jallaianwala Bagh massacre see earlier pictures in this album. (see preceding images) (Amritsar, Punjab, northern India, Nov. 2017)
Path leading up to the well into which many panicked victims jumped
Our time in the Jallianwala Bagh memorial is up now and we are now on the path leading to the exit. On the way, to the right, we pass the well into which many panicked victims jumped to escape the senseless massacre by a demented British Gen. Dayer. So many of those who may have escaped the lunatic's bullet died in the resultant stampede or due to jumping into this well to save themselves. Which is why they now call it the martyr's well. When I had visited way back in 1979, it had been just a well. But now, as part of the restoration, they have built a large shrine like think atop the well which you can see up ahead, which dampens the effect somewhat. For detailed notes about the Jallaianwala Bagh massacre see earlier pictures in this album. (see preceding images) (Amritsar, Punjab, northern India, Nov. 2017)