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{{short description|Sikh place of worship in Patna, Bihar, India)}}
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{{Infobox building
| name                = Takht Sri Patna Sahib
| image              = [email protected]
| image_size          = 250px
| caption            = The facade of Takht Sri Patna Sahib
| map_caption        = Location in Bihar, India.
| coordinates        = {{coord|25.59598255803165|85.2300015222042|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| alternate_names    = Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib
| status              = One of five [[Panj Takht|takhats]] of the [[Sikh]]s
| architectural_style = [[Sikh architecture]]
| address            = Takhat Sri Harimandir ji, Patna Sahib, [[Patna]], [[Bihar]] 800008, [[India]]
| completion_date    = [[Sikh Empire|18th century]]
| renovation_date    = 1839<br>19 November 1954
| ren_cost            = [[Indian rupee sign|₹]]20,00,000
| operator            = Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee
| website            = {{URL|takhatpatnasahib.com}}
}}{{Sikhism sidebar}}'''Takht Sri Patna Sahib''' also known as '''Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib''', is one of the five [[Panj Takht|takhts]] of the [[Sikhs]], located in [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]. 


{{Infobox religious building
== History ==
| name              = Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib
[[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna, [[Mughal Empire]] on 22 December 1666.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mehta |first1=Mona |date=19 January 2012 |title=The tenth Guru was born here |language=en |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-tenth-guru-was-born-here/articleshow/11336445.cms |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhatia |first=Banjot Kaur |date=4 January 2014 |title=Takhat Saheb set for prakashotsav |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Takhat-Saheb-set-for-prakashotsav/articleshow/28354831.cms |access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> He 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]].
| image              = Hardmandir patna.jpg
| alt                = Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib
| caption            = Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib
| map_type          = 
| country            =[[India]]
| state              =[[Bihar]]
| location          = [[Patna]]
| religious_affiliation= [[Sikhism]]
| elevation_m        =  
| temple_quantity    = 3
| monument_quantity=  
| year_completed    = First build - 18th century<br/> First Rebuild - 1839<br/>Final Rebuild - 19 November 1954
| creator            = [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]
| website            = [http://www.takhtsripatnasahib.com/ takhtsripatnasahib.com]
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[[File:GuruGobindBirthPlace.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Inside Takht Sri Patna Sahib, where [[Guru Gobind Singh]] ji was born in 1666.]]
The construction of the takht was commissioned by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] in the 19th century<ref>{{cite web|title=Destinations :: Patna|url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Patna.htm|website=bstdc.bih.nic.in|access-date=8 February 2021|archive-date=18 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918091228/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/patna.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> to mark the birthplace of [[Guru Gobind Singh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Five-jathedars-visit-Patna-kick-off-17-preparations/articleshow/48137108.cms|title=Five jathedars visit Patna, kick off '17 preparations|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 January 2020|date=19 July 2015}}</ref> Due to the damage caused by an earthquake in 1934, the building was rebuilt between 1948 and 1957 for [[Indian rupee sign|₹]]2,000,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nitish-kumar-launches-125-hi-tech-luxury-buses-for-sikh-pilgrims-visiting-patna/articleshow/56159016.cms|title=Nitish Kumar: Nitish Kumar launches 125 hi-tech luxury buses for Sikh pilgrims visiting Patna|last=Kumar|first=Madan|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 January 2020|date=24 December 2016}}</ref>


'''Takht Sri Patna Sahib''' also known as '''Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji''', is a [[Gurdwara]] in the neighbourhood of [[Patna Sahib]], India.  It was to commemorate the birthplace of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth [[Guru]] of the [[Sikh]]s on December 1666.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Five-jathedars-visit-Patna-kick-off-17-preparations/articleshow/48137108.cms|title=Five jathedars visit Patna, kick off '17 preparations|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 January 2020|date=19 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Destinations :: Patna|url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Patna.htm|website=bstdc.bih.nic.in|access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref> It was built by Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]] (1780-1839), the first [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]], who also built many other Gurdwaras in the Indian subcontinent. The current shrine of Patna Sahib or Takht Sri Harmandirji Sahib was built in the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nitish-kumar-launches-125-hi-tech-luxury-buses-for-sikh-pilgrims-visiting-patna/articleshow/56159016.cms|title=Nitish Kumar: Nitish Kumar launches 125 hi-tech luxury buses for Sikh pilgrims visiting Patna|last=Kumar|first=Madan|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 January 2020|date=24 December 2016}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=IP |title=Now, 'edict' From Takht Patna Sahib 'rejects' Decisions Of Akal Takht {{!}} Chandigarh News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/now-edict-from-takht-patna-sahib-rejects-decisions-of-akal-takht/articleshow/96124133.cms |access-date=11 December 2022 |agency=The Times of India |date=10 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], on 22 December 1666.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mehta |first1=Mona |title=The tenth Guru was born here |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-tenth-guru-was-born-here/articleshow/11336445.cms |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=19 January 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Takhat-Saheb-set-for-prakashotsav/articleshow/28354831.cms|title=Takhat Saheb set for prakashotsav|first=Banjot Kaur|last=Bhatia|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 January 2020|date=4 January 2014}}</ref> He also spent his early years here before moving to [[Anandpur Sahib]]. Besides being the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, Patna was also honored by visits from [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji as well as [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] Ji.
== Jathedars of Takht Patna Sahib ==
{{Incomplete list|date=December 2022}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Name
!Portrait
!Term start:
!End:
!Reference(s)
|-
! colspan="5" |Head granthis
|-
|Sukha Singh
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|?
|?
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fazal |first=Tanweer |title=Nation-state and Minority Rights in India: Comparative Perspectives on Muslim and Sikh Identities |date=1 August 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317751793 |pages=111}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" |Mahants
|-
|[[Sumer Singh|Sumer Singh Bhalla]]
|[[File:Baba Sumer Singh Painting.jpg|237x237px]]
|1882
|1903
|<ref>{{Cite book |title=Sri Dasam Granth: Facts Beyond Doubt |publisher=Sri Guru Granth Sahib Academy |year=2021 |isbn=9781527282773 |edition=1st |location=Malaysia |pages=359 |quote=...  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.}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" |Jathedars{{Efn|After the dissolution of the ''[[Mahant]]'' title after the [[Akali movement|Gurdwara Reform movement]], ''[[Jathedar|Jathedars]]'' replaced their function.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singha |first=H.S. |title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (Over 1000 Entries) |publisher=Hemkunt Press |year=2000 |isbn=9788170103011 |pages=137}}</ref>
The list now continues with jathedars of Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib.|group=note}}
|-
|Bhai Maan Singh
|
|
|12 August 2000
|
|-
|Giani Iqbal Singh
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|13 August 2000
|4 March 2019
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Court reinstates Takht Patna Sahib former Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/court-reinstates-takht-patna-sahib-former-jathedar-312680 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Giani Rajinder Singh
|
|5 March 2019
|10 September 2019
|
|-
|Giani Ranjit Singh Gauhar
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|10 September 2019
|28 August 2022
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranjit Singh is Takht Patna Sahib jathedar |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/ranjit-singh-is-takht-patna-sahib-jathedar-830166 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-19 |title=Amid opposition, Giani Ranjit Singh reinstated as Takht Patna Sahib jathedar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/amid-opposition-giani-ranjit-singh-reinstated-as-takht-patna-sahib-jathedar-101668879464679.html |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Giani Baldev Singh
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|16 September 2022
|Incumbent
|
|}


[[Patna Sahib railway station]], a railway station with same name located nearby, is connected to many metropolitan cities of India by the [[Howrah-Delhi Main Line]].
== Presidents ==
This is a list of presidents of the Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee:<ref>{{Cite web |title=list-of-president |url=https://www.takhatpatnasahib.com/list-of-president |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=www.takhatpatnasahib.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Presidents of Takht Patna Sahib
! colspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |Term
|-
!{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!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
|[[S. S. Ahluwalia|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<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jathedar Avtar Singh Hit re-elected President of Takht Patna Sahib Committee |url=https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=126969&headline=Jathedar-Avtar-Singh-Hit-re-elected-President-of-Takht-Patna-Sahib-Committee |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=www.babushahi.com}}</ref>
|-
!15
|Jagjot Singh Sohi<br>{{small|(Acting)}}
|2022
|Incumbent<ref>{{cite news |title=Takht Patna Sahib mgmt board invalidates 'edict' of 'Panj Piaras' |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/takht-patna-sahib-mgmt-board-invalidates-edict-of-panj-piaras-459721 |access-date=11 December 2022 |agency=The Tribune |date=10 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|}


[[File:Sri Guru Granth Sahib Nishan.jpg|right|thumb|Illuminated Guru Granth folio with nisan ([[Mul Mantra]]) of [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. Collection of [[Patna]]]]
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Guru Tegh Bahadar receives news of the birth of Gobind Rai.jpg|[[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] (in [[Dhaka]]) being told about the birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh|Gobind Rai]] (in [[Patna]]), 19th century painting
File:Painting of Guru Gobind Singh in their Bal Saroop (child form). Painting at Gurdwara Bal Leela Sahib, Sri Patna Sahib.jpg|Painting of Guru Gobind Singh in his ''Bal Saroop'' (child form, approximately aged 5–6). Painting at Gurdwara Bal Leela Sahib, Sri Patna Sahib
File:Historical photograph of Takht Sri Patna Sahib.jpg|Historical photograph of original Takht Sri Patna Sahib
File:Historic photograph of original gurdwara at Takht Patna Sahib.jpg|Historic photograph of original gurdwara at Takht Patna Sahib
File:GuruGobindBirthPlace.jpg|[[Guru Granth Sahib]] inside Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib.
File:Harmandir Patna.jpg|Main shrine
File:Takht Sri Harmandir sahib.jpg|Panorama view of the complex
File:Takht Sri Patna Sahib 01.jpg|Interior view
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Golden temple]]
*[[Gurdwara Handi Sahib]]
*[[Panj Takht]]
*[[350th Prakash Parv]]
*[[350th Prakash Parv]]
== Notes ==
{{Reflist|group=note}}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.takhtsripatnasahib.com/ Official Website for : Takht Sri Patna Sahib Jee]
* [https://takhatpatnasahib.com/ Official website of Takhat Sri Patna Sahib]


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Takht Sri Patna Sahib
The facade of Takht Sri Patna Sahib
The facade of Takht Sri Patna Sahib
Alternative namesTakhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib
General information
StatusOne of five takhats of the Sikhs
Architectural styleSikh architecture
AddressTakhat Sri Harimandir ji, Patna Sahib, Patna, Bihar 800008, India
Coordinates25°35′46″N 85°13′48″E / 25.59598255803165°N 85.2300015222042°E / 25.59598255803165; 85.2300015222042
Completed18th century
Renovated1839
19 November 1954
Renovation cost₹20,00,000
ManagementTakhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee
Website
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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[edit | edit source]

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna, Mughal Empire on 22 December 1666.[1][2] He 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 ₹2,000,000.[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[edit | edit source]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Name Portrait 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  • Guru Tegh Bahadur (in Dhaka) being told about the birth of Gobind Rai (in Patna), 19th century painting
    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
    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
    Historical photograph of original Takht Sri Patna Sahib
  • Historic photograph of original gurdwara at Takht Patna Sahib
    Historic photograph of original gurdwara at Takht Patna Sahib
  • Guru Granth Sahib inside Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib.
    Guru Granth Sahib inside Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib.
  • Main shrine
    Main shrine
  • Panorama view of the complex
    Panorama view of the complex
  • Interior view
    Interior view

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mehta, Mona (19 January 2012). "The tenth Guru was born here". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Bhatia, Banjot Kaur (4 January 2014). "Takhat Saheb set for prakashotsav". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Destinations :: Patna". bstdc.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Five jathedars visit Patna, kick off '17 preparations". The Times of India. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Fazal, Tanweer (1 August 2014). Nation-state and Minority Rights in India: Comparative Perspectives on Muslim and Sikh Identities. Routledge. p. 111. ISBN 9781317751793.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Singha, H.S. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (Over 1000 Entries). Hemkunt Press. p. 137. ISBN 9788170103011.
  10. ↑ "Court reinstates Takht Patna Sahib former Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ranjit Singh is Takht Patna Sahib jathedar". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Amid opposition, Giani Ranjit Singh reinstated as Takht Patna Sahib jathedar". Hindustan Times. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "list-of-president". www.takhatpatnasahib.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Jathedar Avtar Singh Hit re-elected President of Takht Patna Sahib Committee". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Takht Patna Sahib mgmt board invalidates 'edict' of 'Panj Piaras'". The Tribune. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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