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TAKHATS OF KHALSA
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Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo
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After the siege of Sri Anandpur Sahib and waging
holy battles of Chamkaur and Muktsar the Great Guru - Sri Guru Gobind
Singh Ji consecrated the highest of the high "Takht" Sri Damdama Sahib
with a supernal touch of his holy feet for the first time in 1705
A.D. The place where the Great Guru took rest and untied his yarn-woven
back-belt came to be known as Takht Sri Damdama Sahib. It was at this
holy place that Chaudhary Dhalla was baptised by the Great Guru with
nectar (Amrit). Before his pilgrimage to Deccan, the Great Guru had
incorporated the 'Bani' (the sacred word) of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur
Sahib in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The task was undertaken by martyr
Bhai Mani Singh, thereby perfecting the corpus of Sri Guru Granth
Sahib Ji. Under the auspices of Martyr Baba Deep Singh Ji, the task
of teaching and learning 'Gurbani' was taken up. For the purpose of
writing and analysing the 'word' critically, a religious-cum-academic
centre was set up. At once Baba Deep Singh was raised to the position
of chief ministrant of the place.
In 1960 A.D. the administration of this sacrosanct place was taken
over by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. At the time,
Sant Harchand Singh Longowal was installed as a Jathedar. This holy
"Takht" marked the end of polemics consequent upon the work "We are
Not Hindus" of Bhai Kahan Singh Ji Nabha.
Gurdwara Manji Sahib, Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, Gurdwara
Likhansar Sahib, Gurdwara Jand Sahib, Gurdwara Nanak Sar, Baba Deep
Singh Ji and so on are worthy of homage.
