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The etymology of the term gurdwara is from the words gur (ਗੁਰ) (a reference to the Sikh gurus) and dwara (ਦੁਆਰਾ) (gateway in Punjabi), together meaning 'the gateway through which the guru could be reached'. [7] Thereafter, all Sikh places of worship came to be known as gurdwaras.
Painting of Guru Har Krishan blessing Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur, by D.A. Ahuja of Rangoon. Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was originally a bungalow belonging to Raja Jai Singh, an Hindu Rajput ruler in the seventeenth century, and was known as Jaisinghpura Palace, in Jaisingh Pura, an historic neighbourhood demolished to make way for the Connaught Place, shopping district. [4]
Sikh architecture is a style of architecture that was developed under the Sikh Confederacy and Sikh Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Punjab region. Due to its progressive style, it is constantly evolving into many newly developing branches with new contemporary styles.
A Sikh pilgrim remarked, "Every step here reminds us of the Guru's life". [23] Indian Sikhs gather in large numbers on bluffs on the Indian side of the border to obtain darshan, or sacred viewing, of the site. [9] There is a popular legend about a dispute between the local Hindus and Muslims after Guru Nanak died.
First Sikh temple in the United States, built in Stockton in 1912 (photo taken in 1997) Gurdwara Sahib Stockton is a gurdwara located in the city of Stockton, California. It is notable for being the first Sikh house of worship in the United States. [1] The Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan Society founded the gurdwara in 1912.
Ramgarhia misl chief Jassa Singh Ramgarhia was a brave Sikh leader. He had redesigned [8] a mud fortress Ram Rauni in 1748 about a mile from Golden Temple which was used to house and keep soldiers. [9] The place was named so in honour of fourth Sikh Guru Shri Guru Ram Das Ji, who have founded the Amritsar city.
Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib is the gurdwara (house of worship for Sikhs) in Dhubri town on the bank of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. The first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev , visited this place in 1505 AD and met Srimanta Sankardeva on his way when he traveled from Dhaka to Assam.
In the sukhaasan room, Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikh is placed. There is a separate room called the Likhari Room, where donations are accepted and receipts are issued. Inside Gurudwara Nanak Jhira Sahib. A beautiful Gurdwara has been constructed after the independence of India in 1948 [1] by the side of the spring.