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2. Sikh architecture - Wikipedia

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   Exterior of the Gurdwara Baba Atal, located in Amritsar, India. Apart from religious buildings, Sikh architecture includes secular fo rts, bungas (residential places), palaces, and colleges. The religious structure is called gurdwara (a place where the Guru dwells). The word gurdwara is a compound of guru (guide or master) and dwara (gateway or ...

3. Architecture of India - Wikipedia

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   The word gurdwara is a compound of guru (guide or master) and dwara (gateway or seat). The Golden Temple in Amritsar and Hazur Sahib are examples. Gurdwara Baba Atal is a 17th-century nine-storeyed Gurudwara in Amritsar. Gurdwara buildings do not have to conform to any set architectural design.

4. Gurdwara - Wikipedia

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   A gurdwara or gurudwara ( Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ gurdu'ārā, literally "Door of the Guru ") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs but its normal meaning is place of guru or "Home of guru". Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as Gurdwara Sahib. People from all faiths and religions are welcomed in gurdwaras. Each gurdwara has a ...

5. Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib - Wikipedia

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   Guru Arjan Dev. Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib, officially Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib, [ 1] is a gurdwara established by the fifth guru, Guru Arjan Dev, in the city of Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India. The site has the distinction of having the largest sarovar (water pond) of all the gurdwaras. It is famous for the monthly gathering of pilgrims on ...

6. Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib - Wikipedia

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   Website. shrihemkuntsahib.com. Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib is a Sikh place of worship ( gurdwara) and pilgrimage site in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India. It is devoted to Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), the tenth Sikh Guru, and finds mention in Dasam Granth. With its setting of a glacial lake surrounded by seven mountain peaks, each adorned by ...

7. Gurdwara Baba Atal - Wikipedia

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   Gurdwārā Bābā Aṭṭal Rāi ( Punjabi pronunciation: [ɡʊɾᵊd̪ʊäːɾäː bäbːäː əʈəllːə̆]) is a famous Gurdwara in Amritsar dedicated to Atal Rai, a son of Guru Hargobind and Mata Nanaki. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It consists of nine stories and is around forty metres in height. [ 3] It is just a short walk from the famous Harmandir Sahib .