Damdami Taksal
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The Damdamī Ṭaksāl, also sometimes referred to as Giani Samparda, Jatha Bhindra(n), or Sampardai Bhindra(n) is an orthodox Khalsa Sikh cultural and educational organization, based in India. They are known for their teachings of vidya as well as gurbani santhiya. Its headquarters are located in the town of Mehta Chowk, approximately 40 km north of the city of Amritsar. It has been described as a seminary or “moving university” of the Sikh countryside.
Image: Baba Deep Singh fresco from Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar
Image: Fresco of Baba Gurbaksh Singh Nihang from Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar
Image: Illustration from a lithographed ‘Ramcharitarmanas’ translated by Giani Sant Singh
Image: Photograph of Bishan Singh Muralewale, 10th Jathedar of the Damdami Taksal
Jatha
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A Jatha is an armed body of Sikhs that has existed in Sikh tradition since 1699, the beginning of the Khalsa. A Jatha basically means a group of people.
Painting of a small jatha (contingent or band) of Akali-Nihang Sikhs on the march, ca.1850
Photograph of the 2nd Shahidi Jatha procession at Jaito, showing the Nishan Sahib carriers, circa February 1924 during the Jaito Morcha