PanjTakht

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TakhtorTaata(Punjabi:)whichliterallymeansathroneor
seatofauthorityisaresultofhistoricalgrowthofreligionof
Sikhism.TherearefiveTakhtsandtheseTakhtsarethefive
gurudwaraswhichhaveaveryspecialsignificancefortheSikh
community.Thefirstandthemostimportantonewasestablishedby
GuruHargobindin1609.Itiscalled'AkalTakht'(theThroneofthe
TimelessGod)andissituatedjustoppositethegateofHarmandir
SahibTheGoldenTemple,Amritsar.WhiletheHarmandirSahib,
orGoldenTemple,representsSikhspiritualguidance,theAkal
Takhtsymbolizesthedispensingofjusticeandtemporalactivity.It
isthehighestseatoftemporalauthorityoftheKhalsaandtheseatof
theSikhreligion'searthlyauthority.HeretheGuruheldhiscourt
anddecidedmattersofmilitarystrategyandpoliticalpolicy.Later
on,theSikhNation(SarbatKhalsa)tookdecisionshereonmatters
ofpeaceandwarandsettleddisputesbetweenthevariousSikh
groups.TheSarangisingerssungtheballadsoftheSikhGurusand
warriorsatthisplaceandrobesofhonour(saropas)wereawardedto
personswhorendereddistinguishedservicesofthecommunityof
meningeneral.FromDecember2010,TheDeccanOdysseytrain,
takenoncharterfromGovernmentofMaharashtrastartedwithaim
tohaveajourneyacrossfourSikhtakhts,withaflightbydevout
andsightseerstothefifthtakht(TakhtSriPatnaSahib).[1]Aspecial
trainnamedPanjTakhtSpecialtrainforthepilgrimageoffiveSikh
takhts,wasflaggedoffon16February2014.[2][3][4][5][6]

Goldentemple(SriAkaltakhtsahib)
SriAmritsarsahib

HazurSahibNanded.

Contents
1AkalTakhtSahib
2TakhtSriDamdamaSahib
3TakhtSriKeshgarhSahib
4TakhtSriHazurSahib
5TakhtSriPatnaSahib
6References
7Externallinks

AkalTakhtSahib
Mainarticle:AkalTakht
AkalTakhtSahibliterallymeansEternalThrone.ItisalsopartoftheGoldenTemplecomplexinAmritsar.
ItsfoundationwaslaidbyGuruHargobindSahib,thesixthSikhGuru.TheAkalTakhtissituatedopposite
toHarmandirSahibandareconnectedbyapassage.ThebuildingoftheAkalTakhtoppositetheGolden
Templehasaspecialmeaning.WhiletheGoldenTemplestandsforspiritualguidancetheAkalTakht
symbolizesthedispensingofjusticeandtemporalactivity.DuringthedaytheGuruGranthSahibiskeptin
theGoldenTemple,whileatnightitiskeptintheAkalTakhtSahib.InearlierdaysallSikhwarriorssought
blessingsherebeforegoingtobattlefields.Duringthe18thcenturywhileSikhswerefightingaguerrilla
warintheforeststheyusedtogatherattheAkalTakhtonspecialoccasionssuchasBaisakhiandDiwali.
Herethecommunityusedtohavegeneralmeetingsandapproveresolutions.TheAkalTakhtistheoldestof
theFiveTakhts.

TakhtSriDamdamaSahib
Mainarticle:DamdamaSahib

TakhtSriDamdamaSahib(TalwandiSabo)issituatedinthevillageofTalwandiSabonearBhatinda.At
thisplaceGuruGobindSinghstayedhereforapproximatelyayearandcompiledthefinaleditionofGuru
GranthSahibalsoknownastheDamdamaSahibBirin1705.

TakhtSriKeshgarhSahib
Mainarticle:KeshgarhSahib
TakhtSriKeshgarhSahibissituatedatAnandpurSahib.ItisthebirthplaceoftheKhalsa.Theorderofthe
KhalsawasfoundedherebyGuruGobindSinghin1699.SomeoftheweaponsofGuruGobindSinghare
displayedhere.

TakhtSriHazurSahib
Mainarticle:HazurSahibNanded
Nandedisoneofthehistoricalplacesin
MarathwadaregionofMaharashtraState.It
issituatedonthenorthbankofGodavari
River.ItisfamousforSikhGurudwaras.
Nandedisatownofgreatantiquity.Itis
saidthatduringthePuranicdays,Pandavas
traveledthroughNandeddistrict.Nandas
ruledoverNandedthroughgenerations.In
1708,GuruGobindSinghthetenthspiritual
leaderoftheSikhscameovertoNanded,
hispermanentabode.Itwashewho
preachedamongsttheSikhsthatthereneed
notbeanyspiritualleaderforthemandthey
shouldtakeGranthSahibastheirleader.A
monumenthasbeenconstructedattheplace
wherehedied.AGurudwarahasalsobeen
constructedthere.ItisknownasShriHuzur
AbchalnagarSachkhandGurudwara.

Keshgarh
AkalTakht
Damdama
Sahib
Sahib
Sahib
PatnaSahib

HazurSahib
Nanded

TakhtSriPatnaSahib
Mainarticle:TakhtSriPatnaSahib

LocationoffiveTakhtsofSikhisminIndia.

TakhtSriPatnaSahibissituatedinPatna
citywhichisalsothecapitalofBiharstate.GuruGobindSinghwasbornherein1666andhespenthis
earlychildhoodherebeforemovingtoAnandpurSahib.[7][8]BesidesbeingthebirthplaceofGuruGobind
Singh,[9]PatnawasalsovisitedbyGuruNanakandGuruTeghBahaduratdifferentpointsoftime.Here
alsostayedGuruGobindSinghJi'smotherwhoisMataGujriJi.

References
1. "AluxurytraintripacrossSikhtakhts"(http://indianexpress.com/article/newsarchive/web/aluxurytraintrip
acrosssikhtakhts/).
2. "SinglaflagsoffPanjTakhtSpecialTrainforpilgrimsatDhuri"(http://www.hindustantimes.com/patiala/singla
flagsoffpanjtakhtspecialtrainforpilgrimsatdhuri/article11184467.aspx).
3. http://www.hindustantimes.com/patiala/nowshatabditohaltatdhuri/article11182337.aspx
4. "SpecialtraintoconnectallfiveTakhats,firstrunonFebruary16"
(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/SpecialtraintoconnectallfiveTakhatsfirstrunon
February16/articleshow/29908402.cms).
5. http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/irctclaunchesspecialtraintocoverallpanksikhtakhts/article1
1193808.aspx
6. http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/traintocoverfromchandigarhnextweek/article11206877.aspx
7. MonaMehta."ThetenthGuruwasbornhere"(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/ThetenthGuruwas
bornhere/articleshow/11336445.cms).
8. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/FivejathedarsvisitPatnakickoff17
preparations/articleshow/48137108.cms

9. "TakhatSahebsetforprakashotsav"(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/TakhatSahebsetfor
prakashotsav/articleshow/28354831.cms).

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