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तखत श्री हरिमंदिर जी पटना साहिब
Patna City, Bihar · 25.5961°, 85.2301°
One of the five Takhts — thrones of Sikh temporal authority — marking the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh in 1666, where he spent his childhood before Anandpur. Relics of the tenth Guru, including his cradle and weapons, are preserved; the shrine was raised by Ranjit Singh and rebuilt after earthquake damage.
The child Gobind Rai's games by the Ganga — mock battles with playmates, the well of Bala's blessing — are part of Patna's living memory; Guru Nanak and Guru Tegh Bahadur had both sanctified the spot before his birth.
The Takht stands in Patna City, one of the stretches of the city that NH-31 runs through. Patna Junction is the principal railway station, on the East Central Railway main line that crosses the whole district, with services from Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Varanasi, Lucknow and Chennai; Jaiprakash Narayan International airport handles flights from Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, and intra-city road transport is straightforward from either.
coordinates: wikidata-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Sikh