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Akal Takht

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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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(31) While the Golden Temple itself (the Hari Mandir, or Temple of God) sustained little damage -- army forces had been under strict orders to avoid damaging it -- the Akal Takht was almost destroyed and the precious Golden Temple library set on fire.
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