Takht
Takht Sri Patna Sahib
The birthplace of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and one of the five Takhts, also called Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib.
History
- 1666
Birth of Guru Ji
- 1665 to 1957
The buildings
The Encyclopaedia says the first building on the site was raised by Raja Fateh Chand Maini in 1665, and that Maharaja Ranjit Singh replaced it in 1839. The present building was completed in 1957 under Sant Nischal Singh and Sant Kartar Singh.
Relics kept here include wooden sandals, weapons and hukamnamas linked to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.[EoS]
Images
A hukamnama of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji said to have been sent to Patna when Guru Ji's son was born, and kept at Takht Harmandir Sahib. The source is a Flickr post.
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and his scribe, c. 1666-1667. Takht Harmandir Sahib, Patna (as stated on Commons). Public domain. Source
A letter issued in the name of the Khalsa on 12 April 1759 to two Sikhs of Patna, asking for donations to rebuild the Harmandir Sahib after the attack of 1757. Details come from Commons.
Sikh Khalsa [Guru Khalsa], 12 April 1759. Public domain. Source
A page of the Patna manuscript of the Dasam Granth, traditionally dated 1698. Mann questions whether this volume is from 1698 or a later copy.
Unknown scribes (Commons credits Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji), 1698 by tradition. Takht Harmandir Sahib, Patna. Public domain. Source
Takht Harmandir Sahib, Patna, before the 1934 earthquake damaged it. Printed in the Mahan Kosh of 1930.
Unknown, Before 1930. Public domain. Source
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