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The Golden Temple complex was the main centre of operations of the movement, [116] and important events during the movement that occurred at the gurdwara included the 1955 raid by the government to quash the movement, and the subsequent Amritsar Convention in 1955 to convey Sikh sentiments to the central government. [117]
A gurdwara has a main hall called a darbar, a community kitchen called a langar, [7] and other facilities. The essential features of a gurdwara are these public spaces, the presence of the holy book and eternal Sikh guru the Granth Sahib , [ 17 ] the pursuit of the Sikh Rehat Maryada (the Sikh code of conduct and convention), and the provision ...
The gurdwara is known for its uniquely coloured architecture and monuments depicting important events in Sikh history. [1] Additionally, the Dhaab (natural water reservoir), greenery, birds and trees made Mehdiana Sahib popular with pilgrims. [2]
A Gurdwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurdu'ārā or ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā, meaning "the doorway to the Guru") is the Sikh place of worship and may be referred to as a Sikh temple.
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The Gur Sikh Temple (Punjabi: ਗੁਰ ਸਿੱਖ਼ ਗੁਰਦੁਵਾਰਾ; also known as Abbotsford Sikh Temple), in Abbotsford, British Columbia, is the oldest existing Sikh gurdwara in North America and a National Historic Site of Canada. [1] It is the only gurdwara outside of India and Pakistan that is designated as national ...
In the Japanese text, it goes by various titles such as myōonchō (妙音鳥, "exquisite sounding bird"), [5] kōonchō (好音鳥, "goodly sounding bird") [5] among others. Edward H. Schafer notes that in East Asian religious art the Kalaviṅka is often confused with the Kinnara , which is also a half-human half-bird hybrid mythical creature ...
Passerines, the "song birds". This is the largest order of birds and contains more than half of all birds. Family Acanthisittidae. Genus Acanthisitta - rifleman; Genus Xenicus - New Zealand wrens; Family Acanthizidae - scrubwrens, thornbills, and gerygones Genus Acanthiza – thornbill; Genus Acanthornis – scrubtit; Genus Aethomyias ...