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Akal Takht

Golden Temple Complex, Amritsar · Est. 1606 · Open now

Its name means Throne of the Timeless One. It is the foremost of Sikhism's five Takhts, where the community's temporal and spiritual matters are decided.

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The foremost of Sikhism's five Takhts (seats of authority), facing the Golden Temple, where temporal and spiritual matters of the Sikh community are decided.

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