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*[[Takhat Damdama Sahib]] in Talwandi Sabo, Bhatinda. | *[[Takhat Damdama Sahib]] in Talwandi Sabo, Bhatinda. | ||
==See also== | |||
External Links | * [[Guru Har Gobind]] | ||
* [[Akal Takhat , Background]] | |||
* [[The so-called Jathedar of Akal Takhat Sahib]] | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.sikhcyber.com/akaltakhatsahib.htm Akal Takhat by Sikhcyber.com] | *[http://www.sikhcyber.com/akaltakhatsahib.htm Akal Takhat by Sikhcyber.com] | ||
*[http://www.takhatsrihazursahib.org/ Takhat Hazur Sahib] | *[http://www.takhatsrihazursahib.org/ Takhat Hazur Sahib] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:40, 7 February 2012
The word Takhat (Gurmukhi: ਤਖਤ) literally means 'throne', 'royal seat' or ‘seat of power’ or ‘throne of authority’. It is common to refer to the central presence of the Guru in the main prayer hall in a Sikh temple as the "Guru's Takhat". It is a dominant platform upon which the holy Granth is place in the Darbar hall in Sikh Gurdwaras.
It is also the name used to refers to one of the 5 main bodies of authority for the Sikhs. Sometimes the word ‘Takhat’ is spelled ‘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.
See also
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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