- Gurdwara - Wikipedia
A gurdwara, gurudwara, or gurudwar (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, romanized: gurdu'ārā, lit 'door of the guru ') is a place of assembly and worship in Sikhism, but its normal meaning is "place of guru" or "home of guru"
- Gurdwara | Sikh Place of Worship, History Significance | Britannica
Gurdwara, in Sikhism, a place of worship in India and overseas The gurdwara contains—on a cot under a canopy—a copy of the Adi Granth (“First Volume”), the sacred scripture of Sikhism
- Gurudwara – Sikh Religion
Any place where the Guru Granth Sahib is installed and treated with due respect can be referred to as a Gurdwara During the times of the early Gurus, Sikh places of worship were referred to as dharamsalas They were a place where Sikhs could gather to hear the Guru speak or sing hymns in the praise of Waheguru
- GURDWARAS - sikhdharmaco
A Gurdwara is a place of worship where Sikhs come together to listen to the Divine Word embodied in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh Sacred Texts) Gurdwara translates to the Guru's Door It is the door to God and Guru The first Gurdwara in the world was built by Guru Nanak in 1521 at Kartarpur, Pakistan It is built on the historic site
- BBC - Religions - Sikhism: The Gurdwara
In a modern Gurdwara, the Guru is not a person but the book of Sikh scriptures called the Guru Granth Sahib It is the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib that gives the Gurdwara its religious
- Sikhism Religion of the Sikh People
They were a place where Sikhs could gather to hear the Guru speak or sing hymns As the Sikh population continued to grow Guru Hargobind introduced the word Gurdwara, meaning the gateway through which the Guru could be reached Thereafter all Sikh places of worship came to be known as Gurdwaras
- What is a Sikh Gurdwara? – Sikh Dharma International
A Sikh gurdwara is more than a place of worship—it’s a living embodiment of faith, service, and community Open to all, regardless of background or belief The first gurdwara was established by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, in Kartarpur (present-day Pakistan) in the early 1500s
- Gurdwara in detail - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.
A Khalsa training institution, called a Gurdwara, that is, the House of God, the House of the Guru, where the Guru dwells Its most essential element is the presence of the Guru
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