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When visiting a Gurdwara the following guidelines
must be followed:
Cover head for men and boys will normally be available in
the Gurdwara, but a knotted handkerchief is acceptable. (The
Gurdwara May provide handkerchief woven size to cover the
head). Other hats (eg baseball-style caps) are not appropriate.
Non-Sikh and Sikh Visitors to a Gurdwara shown, the head covered.
Women and girls must wear a headscarf or any head covering,
but they can also wear a knotted handkerchief. The Gurdwara
has generally a box of scarves, but you must bring your own
scarf to this end.
During the first entry in the large prayer hall (called the
Darbar Sahib), a little before the Guru Granth Sahib (holy
book) shows Regarding the "guru". It is normal to
sit cross-legged.
Visitors will be offered Parshad Kara (sweet flour-based
oil and food offered in Prashad) in the hall of worship, which
is usually given in the cutting of hands of a visitor. If
you are unsure of your ability to eat a large portion of this
Prashad - Say "thoba" which means "very small
part" the Sewadar (volunteer) for Kara Parshad. You should
take a small bag plastic (or to request a Sewadar service
Kara Parshad) to save your Kara Parshad for consumption later.
No meat is allowed in the gurdwara.
You May be offered Langar (vegetarian food of the common
kitchen). If it is not too safe to consume the food, you can
ask to be excused even though most people should take langar
because it is considered a blessing by the guru. When you're
in the room Langar, it is preferable to seek less rather than
take too much waste and food. Saying "very little"
to the Sewadar service of Langar. If you need more later,
it is expected that the Sewadar to come around, remembering
all the food in the Langar is a vegetarian, do not ask for
meat.
If you are a traditional Gurdwara, May you have to spend
on the ground eating langar. The most modern Gurdwaras allow
visitors to sit on chairs and eat on tables. Also in the Gurdwara
is usually a learning center for Sikhs to learn more about
their religion, and a library.
(sikhs (English: (sikh) or (sik) is the title and the name
given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in
the sanskrit "shishya", which means disciple or
student. From Many Sikh men can be easily recognized by their
turbans, beards, or steel bracelets on their right wrists.
steel bracelets are also worn by Sikh women.
The evolution of Sikhs began with the birth of Guru Nanak
as a religious leader and social reformer during the fifteenth
century in Punjab. Their identity has been formalized and
uniform exercised in practice by Guru Gobind Singh on March
30, 1699. The last named five people from different social
circles to form social fraternity Khalsa. The first five,
Pure Ones, then called Gobind Singh Khalsa in the fold.
The Sikhs created a nation, under Ranjit Singh, in the nineteenth
century in which they were prominent. They were known for
their military powers, administrative capabilties, economic
productivity and their adaptability to the west of modern
technology and administration.
The Sikhs represent about two percent of India's billion
people. The largest region of Punjab is the homeland history
of Sikhism. Most Sikhs are punjabi people and now come to
the Punjab region of India, although significant communities
exist in the world.)
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