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TAKHT SRI DAMDAMA SAHIB FACTS & FIGURES

Location: Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Best time to Visit: Throughout the year
Significance: Place where Guru Gobind Singh stayed for nearly a year.

One of the Five Takhts or Seat of Temporal Authority of Sikhism, Takht Sri Damdama Sahib is situated at Bathinda in Punjab, India and is the place where Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, prepared the full version of the Sikh Scriptures called Sri Guru Granth Sahib in 1705. The other four Takhts are the Akal Takht, Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, Takht Sri Patna Sahib and Takht Sri Hazur Sahib.

The Past

Damdama means breathing place. Guru Gobind Singh stayed here after fighting battles against the Mughals. Before his arrival at Talwandi Sabo, two of the Guru’s younger sons, Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, aged 9 and 7 respectively, were bricked alive by Wazir Khan,the Nawab of Sirhind(Today, the place is known as Fatehgarh Sahib). His two elder sons, Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh, laid down their lives while fighting Mughal forces at Chamkaur Sahib. After writing the Zafarnama, Guru Gobind Singh fought a successful battle at Muktsar and then moved towards Talwandi Sabo.

Recognition as Takht

This Takht was officially recognized as the fifth Takht of Sikhism on Novemver 18, 1966. On a demand from the Sikhs, a sub-committee was appointed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Amritsar by a General Meeting Resolution No: 789 on July 30, 1960. A report of the sub-committee containing 183 pages was received to declare Damdama Sahib or Guru Ki Kashi as the fifth Takht of the Sikhs.
It has been declared as the fifth Sikh Takht by the Government of India in April 1999 during tricentennial celebrations of the formation of the Khalsa.

Other Gurdwaras at Takht Sri Damdama Sahib

• Gurdwara Manji Sahib Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur
• Gurdwara Manji Sahib Padshahi Nauvin and Dasvin
• Gurdwara Likhansar Sahib
• Gurdwara Jandsar Sahib
• Gurdwara Tibbi Sahib
• Gurdwara Sri Nanaksar
• Gurdwara Niwas Asthan Padshahi Dasvin
• Gurdwara Mata Sundari and Sahib Devan

How to Reach Takht Sri Damdama Sahib

• Air: The nearest airports are located at New Delhi and Chandigarh which are 381 km and 217 km away by road respectively.

• Rail: It is connected by rail and situated on the Ambala–Bathinda branch line of Northern Railway.

• Road: The entire state(Punjab) is connected through an extensive network of medalled roads. State Highways connect major cities to the state capital.