View of the center monument in the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar

A view of the large sandstone memorial in the middle (actually, not the exact middle, near the end) of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar, meant in memory of the hundreds of people who were killed, and more than a thousand injured during the firing on them, when they were protesting for Indian independence in 1919.

The remains of a small structure in the middle of the Jallianwala Bagh complex, with bullet marks

Yet another structure inside the Jallianwala Bagh complex, where there are a number of bullet marks on the wall, reminders of the massacre carried out in 1919 by soldiers commanded by the British army officer, General Dyer. The congregation inside the location were protesting for Indian independence, and were unarmed.

The sign at the wall with bullet marks in the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, in a tribute to the massacre

This was a sign next to the wall where there are a number of bullet marks at the rear end of the Jallianwala Bagh. The actual wall is slightly cordoned off so that people cannot directly touch the bullet marks. It is a poignant reminder of the horrors faced by the people clamoring for Indian independence.

People walking out in a sombre mood after visiting the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar

The Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar (just next to the Golden Temple). This is a memorial dedicated to the massacre of hundreds of unarmed protesters (in the struggle for Indian independence) by soldiers under the command of the British commander, General Dyer in 1919. As you can see people going out, they have a sombre look.

People passing through the small passage that leads to the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar

People walking through the small passage that leads to the Jallianwala Bagh memorial. This was the small passage through which the soldiers who fired on the demonstrators had come in, and it was the small size of the passage that prevented heavy vehicles from entering the place of protest.

Bullet marks on the rear wall of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial at Amritsar

These are the framed bullet marks on the rear brick wall of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar. These are marks made by the firing of soldiers in 1919, under the command of General Dyer, on unarmed protesters chanting for Indian independence. This was one of the worst massacres of the Indian independence struggle, with several hundred people dead, and more than a thousand injured.

Bullets in the wall in Jallianwala Bagh - signs of the massive firing that went on in 1919

Signs in the wall at the back of the Jallianwala Bagh complex marked with white and preserved. These are the signs of the impact of bullets with the wall (and this was at a fair distance from the spot where the soldiers were firing from). These are a reminder of the ferocity with the protesters were fired upon in 1919, when they were leading an unarmed protest for Indian independence.

View of the Martyr well inside the Jallianwala Bagh where a number of people jumped to their death in 1919 while being fired upon

Inside the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar (right next to the Golden Temple), there is this well. In the actual massacre in the place in 1919, where General Dyer ordered firing on protesters wanting Indian independences, a number of them dived in the well in order to try and escape the firing, and a large number of them died in this well.

View of the garden inside Jallianwala Bagh with the main memorial structure in Amritsar

A view of the main memorial inside the Jallianwala Bagh complex inside the Golden Temple. The memorial is at the center of the complex, a spot where hundreds of unarmed protesters were killed and more than a thousand injured in a demonstration in 1919.

Paths inside the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, where the British fired on unarmed protesters in 1919, killing hundreds

People walking on the path inside the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar, build to commemorate the location where soldiers of the British Indian army, under the control of General Dyer, fired on unarmed protesters, killing hundreds (official toll of 359) and injuring more than a thousand.

Close up of the Gurmukhi script on the stone in the Jallianwala Bagh Garden in Amritsar from where soldiers fired

Inscription written in Punjabi (Gurmukhi script) on the stone, meant to commemorate the point from where soldiers under the command of the British officer, General Dyer, fired on unarmed protesters, killing hundreds, and injuring more than a thousand in the year 1919.

The stone mark in Jallianwala Bagh, marking the spot from where soldiers fired on protesters in 1919

This is the spot in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, from where soldiers fired on unarmed protesters in 1919; the forces were under the command of General Dyer, and fired on the protesters who were chanting Indian independence, and who were protesting at the current state of repression in Punjab of that time.

Urn with the memorial flame at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, garden in the background

The urn with the forever flame to commemorate the massacre of unarmed protesters at the Jallianwala Bagh. This was the infamous event of 1919, where unarmed protesters for Indian independence were fired at by the forces under the command of General Dyer, in which hundreds died (official records were of 379 people dead) and more than a thousand injured.

The ceremonial flame at the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar with people in the background

The Jallianwala Bagh is a garden complex next to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and is infamous since this was the scene of a huge massacre in British Indian in 1919, where a force under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened force on unarmed protesters, killing many hundred and injuring more than a thousand.