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What is the shoe hall in a gurdwara?

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It's where you place your shoes before entering the Diwan Hall(prayer hall), because its known as disrespectful to wear shoes in the Diwan Hall. Although the soles of your feet must never face the Gurdwara, nor should your back, the Sikhsbelieve it'sdisrespectful.

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