Takht Sri Patna Sahib

Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib
Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib
Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib
Geography
Country India
State Bihar
Location Patna
Architecture
Architecture Sikh architecture
History
Date built First build - 18th century
First Rebuild - 1839
Final Rebuild - 19 November 1954
Creator Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Website takhtsripatnasahib.com
Inside Takht Sri Patna Sahib, where Guru Gobind Singh ji was born in 1666.

Takht Sri Patna Sahib also known as Harmandir Sahib, 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 Sikhs on December 1666.[1][2] 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 Saheb was built in the 1950s.[3]

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna, Bihar, in 1666.[4][5] He also spent his early years here before moving to Anandpur. Besides being the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, Patna was also honored by visits from Guru Nanak as well as Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Illuminated Guru Granth folio with nisan (Mul Mantra) of Guru Gobind Singh. Collection of Patna

See also

References

  1. ↑ Five jathedars visit Patna, kick off ’17 preparations
  2. ↑ "Destinations :: Patna".
  3. ↑ "Nitish Kumar launches 125 hi-tech luxury buses for Sikh pilgrims visiting Patna".
  4. ↑ Mona Mehta. "The tenth Guru was born here".
  5. ↑ "Takhat Saheb set for prakashotsav".
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