What activities happen in a Gurdwara?

Answer 1

In a Gurdwara, you pray and listen to kirtan (songs about God that are sung and played for Him). You can also read the holy book called "The Guru Granth Sahib" and use and cover it with different fabrics made for that reason that you buy and can bring there. In Gurdwaras, you are served prasad (food that is purified after praying and serving it to God) after all these prayers.

Answer 2

Sikhs will read the Guru Granth Sahib, and then bow down, and pay offerings to it in the Golak. They will then take their seat again and others will follow. All people of all religions are welcomed, but only Sikhs may worship the Guru Granth Sahib. After everybody has prayed to the Guru, they will be invited down into the Langar. The Langar is a free community kitchen which offers all people to sit down and eat with the Sikhs. They only serve vegetatious food, as all Sikhs are vegetarians.

Answer 3

Go visit one that is near you. They sing and talk in Punjaabi language, and also read English translation. They read Sikh scripture - Guru Granth sahib - which Sikhs accept as the last of the ten Sikh gurus. They praise the Lord, and live righteous life.

Sikh religion is an offshoot of the Vedic (Hindu) dharma which is universal religion.

All the principles and beliefs in Sikh dharma could be found in the Vedas or Gita.

Answer 4

Gurudwara is a place of worship, a temple of Sikhs, the followers of Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhism, the main feature of Gurdwara is to sing/listen the praises of Lord God and true Guru in association with the true congregation of devotee worshipers and recite the scripture contained in Guru Granth Sahib and hence learn the teachings of true Guru for implementation in real life of course.

गुर दुआरै हरि कीरतनु सुणीऐ ॥

All the Guru's door one hears the God's praise.

सतिगुरु भेटि हरि जसु मुखि भणीऐ ॥

Meeting with the True Guru, one utters the Lord's praise with honour in the Lord's court.

कलि कलेस मिटाए सतिगुरु हरि दरगह देवै मानां हे ॥४॥

Sorrows and strifes the True Guru effaces and blesses with honour in the Lord's court.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Raag Maaroo 1075

Besides above Gurdwara is used for,

1. Learning Punjabi, 2,Learning Tabla and Keertan, 3. Learning recitation of scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib and other scriptures of 10th Guru and Bhai Gurdassji.4. taking coaching of meaning of the scriptures. 5. Religious books library and 6. Free medical care clinic.etc etc.

Except above Gurudwara is a place where the pupils/disciples/followers Sikhs are baptized, hence given the unique identification of a baptized(Amritdhari) Sikh. Here it is necessary to mention that we may have faith in Sikhism, but the true Guru gives more importance to baptized Sikhs and guides spiritually to His disciples. This is just like the enrollment in some institution and only then that institution issues their I. Card. After baptism all religious practice of a Sikh, like chanting name singing praises etc are suitably accounted for with the Lord God and true Guru.

As a public place Gurudwara is of great importance like meetings for religious resolutions. arranging Guru festivals of Their births and uniting with Lord God days. Langer Hall is there for having lunch or brunch. Personal functions can also be arranged there being economic. Another great importance of Gurdwara is marriage ceremony in way of Sikh custom.

In short a Gurudwara is like the temples of other religions. Temples are like concrete banks on a river facilitating safe baths, where one can worship without disturbance with other similar devotee worshipers.

तितु जाइ बहहु सतसंगती जिथै हरि का हरि नामु बिलोईऐ ॥

Go and sit in the society of saints where Lord God's Name is churned (meditated upon).

सहजे ही हरि नामु लेहु हरि ततु न खोईऐ ॥

Remember thou the God's Name with composure, that thou mayest not lose God, the Essence.

नित जपिअहु हरि हरि दिनसु राति हरि दरगह ढोईऐ ॥

Day and night repeat ever repeats God's Name, that thou myest find protection in God's court.

सो पाए पूरा सतगुरू जिसु धुरि मसतकि लिलाटि लिखोईऐ ॥

He alone obtains the perfect True Guru, on whose forehead and brow such a writ is written since the very beginning.

तिसु गुर कंउ सभि नमसकारु करहु जिनि हरि की हरि गाल गलोईऐ ॥४॥

Let us all pay homage to that Guru who utters the Divine sermon of the Lord.

Guru Amar Daas Ji, Raag Vadhans 587

Answer 5

In a Gurdwara, people come to pray and let out all their inner ability too their God, Vishnu.

Answer 6

Loads of things happen for example they sing songs and pray to god. They eat food and worship. They listen to a Sikh reading from the Guru Granth Sahib.

Answer 7

worship in gurudwara is called ardas.in ardas one asks for the wellfare of all

Answer 8

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