Takhat

The Akal Takhat in the morning as the sun rises

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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