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The Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਰਬਾਰ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ) is a Sikh Gurdwara situated in the town of Gravesend, Kent. It is the largest Gurdwara in Europe [ 1 ] and also one of the largest outside India.
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Southall, in London, is home to the largest Sikh temple outside India, known as Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha. [14] It opened in 2003 after almost three years construction and a cost of £17 million. [15] Another large Gurdwara in Gravesend began construction in 2001, and was officially opened in November 2010 . [16]
The first centre was built in Kartarpur, on the banks of Ravi River in the Punjab region by the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev in the year 1521. It now lies in the Narowal District of west Punjab (Pakistan). During the time of Guru Nanak, Sikh places of worship were known as dharamsals where kirtan was conducted by the early Sikh congregation ...
Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, Gravesend Gravesend has a significant Sikh population of more than 15,000, representing over 15% of the town's population. [ 57 ] Its first gurdwara was founded in 1956 by Bhat Sikh Santokh Singh Takk in Edwin Street with a second one opening, ten years later, in a former Congregationalist church, but this gurdwara ...
The borough is indirectly named after Gravesend, ... Gravesham is home to the largest Sikh Gurdwara in Europe, Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara. [35] Parishes
British Sikhs number over 535,000 people and account for 0.8% of the British population as of 2021, forming the United Kingdom's fourth-largest religious group.According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, British Sikhs numbered 535,517, with 520,092 in England, 10,988 in Scotland, 4,048 in Wales, and 389 in Northern Ireland.
Following the departure of the last unit to use the barracks, the 1st Battalion the Welch Regiment, in May 1969, [3] part of the site was developed for housing in the 1980s and another part of the site became the home of the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara which was completed in 2010. [4]