Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
Takht Sri Damdama Sahib | |
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Sikhs[1] | |
Architectural style | Sikh architecture |
Address | Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda district, Punjab, India |
Town or city | Talwandi Sabo |
Country | India |
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The Takht Sri Darbar Sahib Damdama Sahib, is one of the five
History
The Takht is in the Talwandi Sabo, 28 km southeast of Bathinda. Literally, Damdama means resting place. Guru Gobind Singh stayed here after the Sikhs fought several defensive battles.
A combination of Mughals and hill
On 26 December 1705, Fateh and his elder brother Zorawar were martyred at Sirhind. Fateh Singh is probably the youngest recorded martyr in history: He knowingly laid down his life at the age of six years.[citation needed] Brothers Sahibzada Fateh Singh and Sahibzada Zorawar Singh are among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism.
Today, the place is known as
By nightfall Guru Gobind Singh was left with only five Sikhs in the fortress. These five urged him to escape so that he could rally his followers again and continue the struggle against oppression. The Guru agreed. He gave his own attire to Sangat Singh, who resembled him somewhat in features and physical stature. Under cover of darkness, he made his way through the encircling host slackened by the fatigue of the day's battle. Daya Singh, Dharam Singh and Man Singh also escaped leaving behind only two Sikhs: Sangat Singh and Sant Singh. The next morning as the attack was resumed, the imperial troops entered the garhi without much resistance and were surprised to find only two occupants who, determined to die rather than give in, gave battle till the last. Having reached safety Gobind wrote a letter in Persian prose, called the Zafarnamah (Epistle of Victory), to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb calling him to task as he had guaranteed safe passage to the Punjab for the Sikhs who had abandoned the city of Anandpur and its forts only to be attacked. Guru Gobind Singh fought a successful battle at
Guru Ki Kashi
Before leaving to visit Sikh Sangats in the Deccan, Guruji blessed Talwandi Sabo, as Guru Ki Kashi. Now known better as Damdama Sahib after the Gurdwara became one of the five temporal Takhats of the Sikh religion. Another great Shaheed (Martyr) of Sikhi, Baba Deep Singh ji was installed as the first Jathedar (head) of this temporal seat. He penned additional copies of the Adi Sri Granth Sahib ji and sent them to the other four temporal seats.
This title was given because of the intense literary activities that Guru Gobind Singh engaged in during his stay here (the compilation of Sikh scriptures). It is said that one day Guru Gobind flung a handful of reed pens over the heads of the congregation ('Sangat'), saying: "Here we will create a pool of literature. No one of my Sikhs should remain illiterate." The Damdama Wali Bir as the Guru Granth Sahib is sometimes called was completed here, being dictated by the Guru to one of his disciples Bhai Mani Singh. It was at this time when the hymns of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, the ninth Guru and father of Guru Gobind Singh were added to the Bir.
Recognition as Takht
This
A general body meeting of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee at Amritsar approved the recommendations through resolution number 32 on 18 November 1966. It was declared as the fifth Sikh Takht by the government of India in April 1999 during tricentennial celebrations of the formation of the Khalsa.
Jathedars of Takht Damdama Sahib
Name | Assigned by | Term | Reference(s) |
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Baba Deep Singh | Guru Gobind Singh | 7 August 1708 - 13 November 1757 | |
Sudh Singh | ? | ? | |
Karam Singh | ? | ? | |
Natha Singh | ? | ? | |
Ran Singh | ? | ? | |
Bhagwan Singh | ? | ? | |
Baghel Singh | ? | ? | |
Diwan Singh | ? | ? | |
Ram Singh | ? | ? | |
Harchand Singh Longowal | SGPC | 1962 - | |
Jagir Singh | ? | ? | |
Avtar Singh Brahma | ? | 1988 | [4] |
Sabh Lakha Singh | ? | ? | |
Giani Jaswant Singh | Sarbat Khalsa | 26 January 1986 - | |
Sanjh Hakam Singh | ? | ? | |
Mehar Singh | ? | ? | |
Giani Kewal Singh | SGPC | 1993 - 12 January 2002 | |
Giani Balwant Singh Nandgarh | SGPC | 6 January 2003 - 17 January 2015 | [5] |
Giani Gurmukh Singh | SGPC | 27 January 2015 - 21 April 2017 | [6] |
Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal | Sarbat Khalsa | 10 November 2015 - 26 August 2020 | |
Giani Harpreet Singh | SGPC | 21 April 2017 - Incumbent | [7] |
References
- ^ Nabha, Kahan Singh (13 April 1930). Gur Shabad Ratanakar Mahankosh (1 ed.). Languages Department of Punjab, Patiala. p. ਅਕਾਲਬੁੰਗਾ. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Railways halts survey to finalise the Talwandi Sabo rail route". hindustantimes.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Sikh Encyclopedia". Sikh Encyclopedia. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Journal of Government and Political Studies. Department of Political Science, Punjabi University. 1989. p. 23.
- ^ "Nandgarh installed Jathedar". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab. 6 January 2003. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Rambani, Vishal; Nagpal, Atul (21 April 2017). "Giani Gurmukh Singh removed as Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar; he hits back". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Takhat Sahiban Jathedar". Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee www.dsgmc.in. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.