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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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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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. [16]
Santa Singh rebuilt the Akal Takht after its damage during Operation Blue Star in 1984. The construction work was done by paid workers. [10] This caused controversy with Damdami Taksal, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and many members of the wider Sikh community. As a result, Baba Santa Singh was excommunicated by SGPC. [11] [12]
A picture of the rebuilt Akal Takht in 2013. Bhindranwale and his followers occupied Akal Takht in December 1983. During debate in the Parliament of India members of both houses demanded the arrest of Bhindranwale. Sensing a prospect of his arrest from the hostel premises, he convinced SGPC president Tohra to set up his headquarter in Akal ...