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. The edifice has been reconstructed at least twice; in the early 19th century after a fire and in the mid-20th century after an earthquake.
History Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna on 22 December 1666. He spent his early years here before moving to Anandpur Sahib. Besides being the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, Patna was also honored by the visits of Guru Nanak and Guru Tegh Bahadur.
The site was visited by Sir Charles Wilkins, who wrote an account in 1781, later published in the Asiatic Researches periodical.The Seeks and their College at Patna (1781) by Charles Wilkins, published within: Asiatic Researches: Or, Transactions of the Society Instituted in Bengal, for Enquiry Into the History and Antiquities, the Arts and Sciences, and Literature of Asia (Calcutta, India: Asiatick Society, Vol. I, 1788, pp. 288–294) Shortly after this, the building burnt down in a fire and was subsequently reconstructed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire in the early 19th century, marking again the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh. Due to the damage caused by an earthquake in 1934, the building was rebuilt between 1948 and 1957 for ₹2,000,000.
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.
Jathedars of Takht Patna Sahib
NamePortraitTerm start:End:Reference(s)Head granthisSukha Singh??MahantsSumer Singh Bhalla18821903JathedarsBhai Maan Singh12 August 2000Giani Iqbal Singh13 August 20004 March 2019Giani Rajinder Singh 5 March 201910 September 2019Giani Ranjit Singh Gauhar10 September 201928 August 2022Giani Baldev Singh16 September 2022Incumbent
Presidents This is a list of presidents of the Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee: +Presidents of Takht Patna SahibTerm NameStartEnd1Lakhbir Sing195619592Surjit Singh Majithia195919623Bakhshish Singh Dhillon196219644Gian Singh Purewal196419675Jagjit Singh Grewal196719706Sohan Singh Raees19701973(4)Gian Singh Purewal197319767Jaswant Singh Khochhar19761980(2)Surjit Singh Majithia198019828Nirlep Kaur198219849Joginder Singh Jogi1984199310Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia1994200011Mahender Singh Romana2001201212R.S. Gandhi2012201513Avtar Singh MakkarFebruary 2015October 201814Avtar Singh HitOctober 20186 September 202215Jagjot Singh Sohi2022Incumbent
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See also Gurdwara Handi Sahib 350th Prakash Parv
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References
External links
Official website of Takhat Sri Patna Sahib