 No mason or any other person was permitted to participate in the construction of the structure.Guru Hargobind himself was the custodian of the Takht.On 31 December 1612, when Guru Hargobind was imprisoned at Gwalior Fort, he assigned Baba Buddha to perform the services at Harmandir Sahib and Bhai Gurdas as the first Jathedar of Akal Takht.