Takht Sri Patna Sahib

Takht Sri Patna Sahib
Takht Sri Patna Sahib
	The facade of Takht Sri Patna Sahib
Alternative names	Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib
General information
Status	One of five takhats of the Sikhs
Architectural style	Sikh architecture
Address	Takhat Sri Harimandir ji, Patna Sahib, Patna, Bihar 800008, India
Coordinates	25°35′46″N 85°13′48″E / 25.59598255803165°N 85.2300015222042°E
Completed	18th century
Renovated	1839; 19 November 1954
Renovation cost	₹20,00,000
Management	Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee
Website
	takhatpatnasahib.com

Takht Sri Patna Sahib also known as Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib, is one of the five takhts of the Sikhs, located in Patna, Bihar, India.

History

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna, Mughal Empire on 22 December 1666.^[1]^[2] He also spent his early years here before moving to Anandpur Sahib. Besides being the birthplace of Gobind Singh, Patna was also honored by the visits of Guru Nanak and Guru Tegh Bahadur.

The construction of the takht was commissioned by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the 19th century^[3] to mark the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh.^[4] Due to the damage caused by an earthquake in 1934, the building was rebuilt between 1948 and 1957 for ₹20,00,000.^[5]

The current acting jathedar of Takht Patna Sahib is Baldev Singh, who was appointed by Harpreet Singh, the acting jathedar of the Akal Takht on 2 December 2022.^[6]

Jathedars of Takht Patna Sahib

Name	Term Start:	End:	Reference(s)
Head granthis
Sukha Singh	?	?	^[7]
Mahants
Sumer Singh Bhalla	1882	1903	^[8]
Jathedars^{[note 1]}
Bhai Maan Singh		12 August 2000
Giani Iqbal Singh	13 August 2000	4 March 2019	^[10]
Giani Rajinder Singh	5 March 2019	10 September 2019
Giani Ranjit Singh Gauhar	10 September 2019	28 August 2022	^[11]^[12]
Giani Baldev Singh	16 September 2022	Incumbent

Presidents

This is a list of presidents of the Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee:^[13]

Presidents of Takht Patna Sahib
		Term
No.	Name	Start	End
1	Lakhbir Sing	1956	1959
2	Surjit Singh Majithia	1959	1962
3	Bakhshish Singh Dhillon	1962	1964
4	Gian Singh Purewal	1964	1967
5	Jagjit Singh Grewal	1967	1970
6	Sohan Singh Raees	1970	1973
(4)	Gian Singh Purewal	1973	1976
7	Jaswant Singh Khochhar	1976	1980
(2)	Surjit Singh Majithia	1980	1982
8	Nirlep Kaur	1982	1984
9	Joginder Singh Jogi	1984	1993
10	Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia	1994	2000
11	Mahender Singh Romana	2001	2012
12	R.S. Gandhi	2012	2015
13	Avtar Singh Makkar	February 2015	October 2018
14	Avtar Singh Hit	October 2018	6 September 2022^[14]
15	Jagjot Singh Sohi (Acting)	2022	Incumbent^[15]

Gallery

Guru Tegh Bahadur (in Dhaka) being told about the birth of Gobind Rai (in Patna), 19th century painting
Painting of Guru Gobind Singh in his Bal Saroop (child form, approximately aged 5–6). Painting at Gurdwara Bal Leela Sahib, Sri Patna Sahib
Historical photograph of original Takht Sri Patna Sahib
Historic photograph of original gurdwara at Takht Patna Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib inside Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib.
Main shrine
Panorama view of the complex
Interior view

Notes

^ After the dissolution of the Mahant title after the Gurdwara Reform movement, Jathedars replaced their function.^[9] The list now continues with jathedars of Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib.

References

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^ Bhatia, Banjot Kaur (4 January 2014). "Takhat Saheb set for prakashotsav". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Destinations :: Patna". bstdc.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "Five jathedars visit Patna, kick off '17 preparations". The Times of India. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ Kumar, Madan (24 December 2016). "Nitish Kumar: Nitish Kumar launches 125 hi-tech luxury buses for Sikh pilgrims visiting Patna". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ Singh, IP (10 December 2022). "Now, 'edict' From Takht Patna Sahib 'rejects' Decisions Of Akal Takht | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ Fazal, Tanweer (1 August 2014). Nation-state and Minority Rights in India: Comparative Perspectives on Muslim and Sikh Identities. Routledge. p. 111. ISBN 9781317751793.
^ Sri Dasam Granth: Facts Beyond Doubt (1st ed.). Malaysia: Sri Guru Granth Sahib Academy. 2021. p. 359. ISBN 9781527282773. ... Baba Sumer Singh Patna Sahib, the descendant of Guru Amar Das Ji. He served as the Head Priest of Patna Sahib from 1882-1903 CE.
^ Singha, H.S. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (Over 1000 Entries). Hemkunt Press. p. 137. ISBN 9788170103011.
^ "Court reinstates Takht Patna Sahib former Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Ranjit Singh is Takht Patna Sahib jathedar". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Amid opposition, Giani Ranjit Singh reinstated as Takht Patna Sahib jathedar". Hindustan Times. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^ "list-of-president". www.takhatpatnasahib.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Jathedar Avtar Singh Hit re-elected President of Takht Patna Sahib Committee". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Takht Patna Sahib mgmt board invalidates 'edict' of 'Panj Piaras'". The Tribune. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.