Takht
Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
The place where Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji rested for over nine months in 1706, later a seat of Sikh learning. It was formally recognised as the fifth Takht in 1966.
History
- 1670s and 1706
Visits by the Gurus
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji visited in the early 1670s, and Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji stayed for over nine months in 1706. Damdama means a place of rest, and Guru Ji had some respite here after years of conflict. Tradition also tells of a visit by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.[EoS]
- 18th century
A centre of learning
In the first half of the 18th century the place was both a Sikh cantonment and a seat of learning, gaining special renown under Baba Deep Singh, who attained martyrdom in 1757.[EoS]
- 1966
Recognition as a Takht
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee approved Damdama Sahib as a Takht by a resolution of 18 November 1966.[EoS]
Images
Pages from a manuscript of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji attributed to Baba Deep Singh, about 1715-1730, credited by the Sikh Museum site to Gurdwara Chhevin Padshahi, Punjab.
Attributed to Baba Deep Singh, c. 1715-1730. Gurdwara Chhevin Padshahi, Punjab (per the Sikh Museum site). Public domain. Source
Bhai Mani Singh writing a manuscript, a detail from a painting which Commons places at Takht Damdama Sahib. An artist's imagining, with an uncertain date.
Unknown, 18th or 19th century, uncertain. Takht Damdama Sahib (as stated on Commons). Public domain. Source
Damdama Sahib at Talwandi Sabo in the 1920s, photographed for Kahn Singh Nabha's Mahan Kosh of 1930.
Photographed by Kahn Singh Nabha, engraved and printed by F.W. & Co., Lahore., c. 1920s. Public domain. Source
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