| Takht Sri Patna Sahib | |
| Coordinates: | 25.596°N 85.23°W |
| Alternate Names: | Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib |
| Status: | One of five takhats of the Sikhs |
| Architectural Style: | Sikh architecture |
| Address: | Takhat Sri Harimandir ji, Patna Sahib, Patna, Bihar 800008, India |
| Completion Date: | 18th century |
| Renovation Date: | 1839 19 November 1954 |
| Ren Cost: | ₹20,00,000 |
| Management: | Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee |
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.
Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna, Mughal Empire on 22 December 1666.[1] [2] He also 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 ₹20,00,000.[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]
| Name | Portrait | Term Start: | End: | Reference(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head granthis | |||||
| Sukha Singh | ? | ? | [7] | ||
| Mahants | |||||
| Sumer Singh Bhalla | 1882 | 1903 | [8] | ||
| Jathedars | |||||
| Bhai Maan Singh | 12 August 2000 | ||||
| Giani Iqbal Singh | 13 August 2000 | 4 March 2019 | [9] | ||
| Giani Rajinder Singh | 5 March 2019 | 10 September 2019 | |||
| Giani Ranjit Singh Gauhar | 10 September 2019 | 28 August 2022 | [10] [11] | ||
| Giani Baldev Singh | 16 September 2022 | Incumbent | |||
This is a list of presidents of the Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee:[12]
| Term | ||||
| 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[13] | |
| 15 | Jagjot Singh Sohi | 2022 | Incumbent[14] |