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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.
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People at Harmandir Sahib could glance at the Akal Takht and remember temporality whilst those in the Akal Takht can look upon the Harmandir Sahib and remember the importance of spirituality. [8] Thus, it is a representation of the co-dependence of religion and politics and that one cannot exist without being balanced by the other, just like ...
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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.
Directly across from the Harmandir Sahib, he built the Akal Takht in 1606. [13] The Akal Takht became the seat of Sikh temporal power, where Guru Hargobind administered justice, accepted sacrifices, and led the populace, while the Harmandir remained the site of spirituality.
After their election the Panj Piare sat next to the Guru Granth Sahib on the Akal Takht of Harmandir Sahib. Members put proposals up for consideration and the Panj Piare intervened in disputes that came up during the assembly. A proposal passed by the Sarbat Khalsa, known as a Gurmata (The Guru's decision) binding on all Sikhs. [3]
Arur Singh Shergill (1865 – 1926) was a Sikh magistrate and civil judge who served as the manager of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht, as a sarbarah appointed by the British Raj from 1907 to 1920. [ 1 ]