The Sikhs were slaughtered, the Hindu temples in both Varanasi and Mathura were destroyed, and the building of new temples was forbidden.
The Sikhs still lived and practiced their religion peacefully. 
mnli hypothesis: The Sikhs still lived and practiced their religion peacefully.  premise: The Sikhs were slaughtered, the Hindu temples in both Varanasi and Mathura were destroyed, and the building of new temples was forbidden.