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The word 'Takhat' literally means ‘seat of power’ or ‘throne of authority’ and refers to one of the 5 bodies of authority for the Sikhs. Sometimes the word ‘Takhat’ is spelt ‘Takat’ or even ‘Takht’. These authoritative bodies of power are: | The word 'Takhat' literally means ‘seat of power’ or ‘throne of authority’ and refers to one of the 5 bodies of authority for the Sikhs. Sometimes the word ‘Takhat’ is spelt ‘Takat’ or even ‘Takht’. These authoritative bodies of power are: | ||
Akal Takhat at Amritsar, Takhat KeshGarh Sahib at Anandpur, Takhat Patna Sahib in Bihar District, Takhat Hazur Sahib in Nanded and Takhat Damdama Sahib in Talwandi Sabo, Bhatinda. | *Akal Takhat at Amritsar, | ||
*Takhat KeshGarh Sahib at Anandpur, | |||
*Takhat Patna Sahib in Bihar District, | |||
*Takhat Hazur Sahib in Nanded and | |||
*Takhat Damdama Sahib in Talwandi Sabo, Bhatinda. | |||
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Revision as of 18:19, 10 May 2005
The word 'Takhat' literally means ‘seat of power’ or ‘throne of authority’ and refers to one of the 5 bodies of authority for the Sikhs. Sometimes the word ‘Takhat’ is spelt ‘Takat’ or even ‘Takht’. These authoritative bodies of power are:
- Akal Takhat at Amritsar,
- Takhat KeshGarh Sahib at Anandpur,
- Takhat Patna Sahib in Bihar District,
- Takhat Hazur Sahib in Nanded and
- Takhat Damdama Sahib in Talwandi Sabo, Bhatinda.
External Links:
- [Akal Takhat by Sikhcyber.com]
- [Takhat Hazur Sahib]
- [Takhat Keshgarh Sahib by allabpoutsikhs.com]
- [Patna Sahib by A D Singh]
- [Damdama Sahib by sansipahee.cpm]
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