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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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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.
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.
Sat is a Punjabi word, which means truth, from the Sanskrit word Satya (सत्य).Sri is a honorific used across various Indian Subcontinent languages. Akaal is made up of the Punjabi word Kal, meaning time, and the prefix a-which is used in various Indian languages as a way to make a word into its antonym, so Akal means timeless.