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English: Photograph of the Akal Takht in Amritsar, circa late 1850's taken by Felice Beato. Note the ‘Chaunki’ or balcony, where the Guru Granth Sahib is installed and being read from, is of a different design to the later marble one.
Mural of Guru Hargobind seated atop the original Akal Bunga (later known as the Akal Takht), from Gurdwara Baba Atal, circa 19th century Originally known as the Akal Bunga , [ 5 ] the building directly opposite the Harmandir Sahib was founded by sixth Sikh Guru , Guru Hargobind , as a symbol of political sovereignty and where spiritual and ...
This is a featured picture on the Turkish language Wikipedia ... i had to have a camera that would allow me to catch darbar sahib and akal takht in one frame! |Source ...
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Akal Takht. Akal Takhat Sahib means Eternal Throne. It is also part of the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. Its foundation was laid by Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh guru. [2] The Akal Takhat is situated opposite to Harmandir Sahib and is connected by a passage. The building of the Akal Takht opposite the Golden Temple has a special meaning.
The Akal Takht in the Golden Temple complex is the primary seat and chief. [82] [83] It is also the headquarters of the main political party of the Indian state of Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal (Supreme Akali Party). [4] The Akal Takht issues edicts or writs (hukam) on matters related to Sikhism and the solidarity of the Sikh community.
In 1903, a guide to the Golden Temple stated that women undergoing the ceremony at the Akal Bunga did not have the elixir for their baptism stirred with a double-edged, iron sword (khanda) like the male initiates, but rather with a single-edged, miniature, iron sword called a kard.