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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.
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 ...
It is the largest Gurdwara in Europe [1] and also one of the largest outside India. [2] The complex has 3 prayer rooms and 2 langar halls. [3] There is a building used for Punjabi lessons nearby, called Punjabi School, and as a day centre for the elderly community. There is also a sports hall hosting activities including boxing, basketball and ...
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]
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 temple, like other megalithic sites in Malta, faces southeast. The southern temple rises to a height of 6 m (19.69 ft). The southern temple rises to a height of 6 m (19.69 ft). At the entrance sits a large stone block with a recess, which led to the hypothesis that this was a ritual ablution station for purification before worshippers ...
The temple was included on the Antiquities List of 1925. [16] Mnajdra was vandalized on 13 April 2001, when at least three people armed with crowbars toppled or broke about 60 megaliths, and inscribed graffiti on them. The attack was called "the worst act of vandalism ever committed on the island of Malta" by UNESCO. [17]
The main gurdwara, standing next to the Baoli, white against the chequerboard of the courtyard. The Gurdwara is an example of typical Sikh architecture with a large dome tipped with a gold pinnacle - four cupolas echoing the main dome in shape and the ubiquitous facade of turrets , elliptical cornices and projected windows.