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Gurdewara

Harmandir Sahib, a Sikh gurdwara at Amritsar, India The Harmandir Sahib, a Sikh gurdwara and spiritual centre in Amritsar, India.

A Gurdwara (Punjabi:گرودوارا, ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā or , gurdwārā), meaning the Gateway to the Guru, is the place of worship for Sikhs,[1] the followers of Sikhism. A Gurdwara can be identified from a distance by tall flagpoles bearing the Nishan Sahib, the Sikh flag.

The most well-known Gurdwara of the Sikhs is the Harmandir Sahib in Lahore,Ali Baig AZAD KASHMIR , Amritsar, Punjab, India.

The first gurdwara was built in Kartarpur, on the banks of Ravi River in the Punjab region by the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the year 1521. It now lies in the Narowal District of west Punjab (Pakistan). The worship centers were built as a place where Sikhs could gather to hear the Guru give spiritual discourse and sing religious hymns in the praise of Waheguru. As the Sikh population continued to grow, Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh guru, introduced the word 'gurdwara'.

Gurdwara OF ALIBAIG

It was thought and it is proved by many evidences that the second old gurdwara of world is in Ali Baig, District Bhimber Azad Kashmir. It is very rich in cultural art.The guru of this gurdwara BABA SUNDAN SINGH.