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Akal Takht
Site of Sikh pilgrimage at Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is one of the five takhts (eternal thrones) of Sikhism. The foundations of this site were laid by the sixth Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind, and remind followers of the struggle for justice that has been an important feature of Sikh history. Weaponry used in these battles is housed at the Akal Takht.
The Akal Takht was built facing the Golden Temple (the Harimandir Sahib) and is connected to it by a causeway. In the evening, the Sikh scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib, are carried from the Golden Temple to the Akal Takht, where they are rested for the night.
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‘Nam japan’
‘Sohila’
Ik Onkar
Nam simaran
Akal Takht
Akhand Path
Amritsar
Amritsar Massacre
Anandpur Sahib
Ardas
chauri
five Ks
granthi
gurpurb
guru
Harimandir
karah prashad
Khalsa
kiral karna
Nishan Sahib
pilgrimage
rebirth
reincarnation
romalla
Sat Nam
seva
Sikh ethics
Sikhism
vak
vand chakna
worship
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