Takht Kesgarh Sahib

Takht Kesgarh Sahib
Flag of Takht
General information
StatusTakht of the Sikhs
Architectural styleSikh architecture
AddressAnandpur Sahib Rupnagar district, Punjab, India.
Town or cityAnandpur Sahib
Country India
Historical photograph of Takht Keshgarh Sahib
Historical photograph of Qila Anandgarh from May 1934.

Kesgarh Qila or Takht Kesgarh Sahib, alternatively spelt as Keshgarh Qila, is one of the five takhts of the Sikhs located in Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district of Punjab, India. It is located just 40 km from Rupnagar city, the district headquarters and 78 km from state capital Chandigarh. The fort is also called Takhat Keshgarh Sahib. This Gurdwara was one of the forts constructed by Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur Sahib for the defense of the Sikhs. He spent his 25 years at Anandpur Sahib and, to protect the Sikhs from the Rajas of the Hill States and Mughals, began the construction of five defensive Qilas (forts) all around the town.

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