No, both are different. In Sikhism Golden temple is the symbol of Worship of God whereas Akal Takhat is the symbol of power and sovereignty. In Sikh religion always holds the 1st place and power always at 2nd place.

Akal Akal Takhat has been attacked many but mainly there 2 attacks in history in which mostly historians talk about

• Abdali attacks in 1762

Operation blue star 1984

As we all know that Golden Temple is the symbol of Humility and worship of God whereas Akal Takhat symbolises Power and Sovereignty. If you notice from the golden temple the akal takhat sahib is not visible but from the akal takhat the golden temple is visible as per sikh ideology Religion always comes first and power is always at 2nd that’s Akal Takht is built at an angle.

Sri Harmandir sahib symbolises the worship of god whereas Akal Takhat sahib symbolises power and sovereignty. In the sikh community Religion always comes first and power second.

Akal Takhat is one of the five takhts in sikh religion. In Sikhism Akal Takhat sahib is the symbol of Power of Sovereignty.It is the supreme decision making place where matters related to religious doctrine, community issues, social concerns are addressed.

There are total of 5 Takhats in Sikhism:

• Akal Takhat Sahib (Amritsar, Punjab, India)
• Takhat Sri Keshgarh Sahib (Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India)
• Takhat Sri Damdama Sahib (Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, India)
• Takhat Sri Patna Sahib (Patna, Bihar, India)
• Takhat Sri Hazur Sahib (Nanded, Maharashtra, India)