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Granth Sahib, go on day and night. The dome is polished and on
the pinnacle is the kalash made of gold plated copper.
Some of the sacred relics of Guru Gobind Singh are also preserved
here. These are, a golden dagger, a matchlock gun, an archer with
35 arrows, two bows, a steel shield studded with precious stones
and five golden swords.
This historical shrine is situated on the bank of the Godavari
river and is visited by thousands of devotees throughout the year
from all over India and abroad. It is one of the five Takhts
(thrones) of the Sikhs and is much venerated by them. Here took
place in the first week of September, 1708, the conversion to
Sikhism of a Bairagi Sadhu Madho Dass, who under a new name of
Banda Singh Bahadur, gave a sharp turn to the history of the
Sikhs. It was this great hero who in the next seven years
(1709-1715) shook the Mughal empire in the north-west to its very
foundation and paved the way for the liberation of the Punjab in
1764-65.
Guru Gobind Singh's mission was not to consolidate his power. to
achieve mundane glory, by pitting one community against another.
His crusade was not directed against Islam either. He makes it
clear in the' following words. "Men quarrel over food and dress,
rituals and caste, community and creed and have thus torn man
from man. My mission is to restore mankind to a single
brotherhood