Takht Sri Patna Sahib also known as Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib, is one of the five takhts of the

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, located in

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History

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna,

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on 22 December 1666. He also spent his early years here before moving to

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. Besides being the birthplace of Gobind Singh, Patna was also honored by the visits of

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and

Guru Tegh Bahadur Guru Tegh Bahadur ( Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ (Gurmukhi); ; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675) was the ninth of ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion and was the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in ...

. The construction of the takht was commissioned by

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in the 19th century to mark the birthplace of

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. Due to the damage caused by an earthquake in 1934, the building was rebuilt between 1948 and 1957 for

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20,00,000. The current acting jathedar of Takht Patna Sahib is Baldev Singh, who was appointed by Harpreet Singh, the acting

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on 2 December 2022.

Jathedars of Takht Patna Sahib

Presidents

This is a list of presidents of the Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee:

Gallery

File:Guru Tegh Bahadar receives news of the birth of Gobind Rai.jpg,

(in

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) being told about the birth of Gobind Rai (in

), 19th century painting File:Painting of Guru Gobind Singh in their Bal Saroop (child form). Painting at Gurdwara Bal Leela Sahib, Sri Patna Sahib.jpg, Painting of Guru Gobind Singh in his ''Bal Saroop'' (child form, approximately aged 5–6). Painting at Gurdwara Bal Leela Sahib, Sri Patna Sahib File:Historical photograph of Takht Sri Patna Sahib.jpg, Historical photograph of original Takht Sri Patna Sahib File:Historic photograph of original gurdwara at Takht Patna Sahib.jpg, Historic photograph of original gurdwara at Takht Patna Sahib File:GuruGobindBirthPlace.jpg,

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inside Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib. File:Harmandir Patna.jpg, Main shrine File:Takht Sri Harmandir sahib.jpg, Panorama view of the complex File:Takht Sri Patna Sahib 01.jpg, Interior view

Notes

References

External links

Official website of Takhat Sri Patna Sahib
{{Patna Division topics Religious buildings and structures in Patna Gurdwaras in Bihar Religious tourism in India 18th-century gurdwaras Sikh takhts