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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 ...
The land for the Gurdwara was originally purchased in 1955 and construction began in 1956. [8] The Gurdwara, Charitable Dispensary and the Mission High School were all operating by 1967. [9] The school, which occupied the first floor did eventually become too big for the available space, and had to be relocated.
The college was established in 1952 by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee. [1] G. N. Khalsa College of Arts, Science & Commerce was the brainchild of B. R. Ambedkar, who wanted to set up a center or an institute in Bombay for higher education. In 1935, he put forth this proposal of establishing an educational institution for higher ...
English: Floor plan of Guru Nanak's shrine in Baghdad, Iraq. It is believed that during his stay in Baghdad, Guru Nanak had amassed a large following, including the successors of Sheikh Bahlol Dana (the Wise) and those of Sheikh Muhy-ud-din Abdul Qadir Jilani.
Darbar Sahib worship takes place in the Diwan Hall (prayer hall). In the Diwan Hall, people play worship hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib. People visiting the Gurdwara sit on the floor, often cross-legged, as pointing one's feet towards an object or person — in this case, the Guru Granth Sahib — may be mistaken as disrespectful according to cultural norms.
The college was founded in 1967 by Delhi Sikhs Gurudwara Management Committee. At present 4000+ students are enrolled in various Certificate, Diploma, undergraduate and Postgraduate courses available in the college. The college is located in the central Delhi and comes under the jurisdiction of the North Campus of University of Delhi. [1]
The ninth floor is topped off with a golden dome. [3] A double staircase, using the wall breadth, takes one to the top of the building. [3] At the ground floor, there are four entry doors on each of the main directions. [3] The main entrance of these four entry doors is the one facing in the eastward direction. [3]
The gurdwara complex was rebuilt again after the 1984 attack on it. [5] The Golden Temple is an open house of worship for all people, from all walks of life and faiths. [3] It has a square plan with four entrances, and a circumambulation path around the pool.