Question

what do you mean by mahants

Answer 1

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Mahants =religious functionaries of Sikh gurdwaras.

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Answer 2

In Sikh history, the mahants were the hereditary managers who controlled and held the door keys of Sikh gurdwaras. After the creation of the SGPC and the Nankana massacre involving Mahant Narayan Das, a law was passed handing over gurdwaras to reformer Sikhs.