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  2. Gurdwara - Wikipedia

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    A gurdwara or gurudwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, romanized: gurdu'ārā, lit. 'door of the guru') is a place of assembly and worship in Sikhism, 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.

  3. Hutheesing Jain Temple - Wikipedia

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    The temple is built from white marble. [4] The main gateway porch features architectural elements of wooden haveli including decorated walls, carved balustrades, overarching balconies, chabutras and jalis. [5] It is a nirandhara-prasada type of the temple which do not feature an ambulatory passage. The west-facing temple is built on a large ...

  4. List of Monuments of National Importance in Ahmedabad district

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    Three gates besides Bhadrakali temple (Azam Khan Sarai) Ahmedabad 23°01′26″N 72°34′53″E  /  23.023855°N 72.581440°E  / 23.023855; 72.581440  ( SL. No

  5. List of gurdwaras - Wikipedia

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    A Gurdwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurdu'ārā or ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā; lit. ' the doorway to the Guru ' ) is the Sikh place of worship and may be referred to as a Sikh temple.

  6. Golden Temple - Wikipedia

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    The Golden Temple complex was the main centre of operations of the movement, [115] 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. [116]

  7. Gates of Ahmedabad - Wikipedia

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    The Darwaja or Gates of Ahmedabad were built during different times starting from 1411 as the entrances to the walled city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. [1] [2] These entrances to the city has a unique name and history. Pretty much the area surrounding these gates have adopted the name of the gate as the name of the locality.

  8. Architecture of Gujarat - Wikipedia

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    An ancient well at Lothal, and the city drainage canals. The city of Dholavira has a rectangular shape and organization. Unlike Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, the city was constructed to a pre-existing geometrical plan consisting of three divisions – the citadel, the middle town, and the lower town. The acropolis and the middle town had been ...

  9. 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 ...