Qu'est-ce (qui) est gurdwara - définition
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![The [[Harmandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]], India, known informally as the Golden Temple, is the holiest gurdwara of [[Sikhism]], next to [[Akal Takht]], a Sikh seat of power.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Templo dorado-Amritsar-India048.JPG?width=200 "The [[Harmandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]], India, known informally as the Golden Temple, is the holiest gurdwara of [[Sikhism]], next to [[Akal Takht]], a Sikh seat of power.")
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A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ guradu'ārā, meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as Gurdwara Sahib. People from all faiths are welcomed in gurdwaras. Each gurdwara has a Darbar Sahib where the current and everlasting guru of the Sikhs, the scripture Guru Granth Sahib, is placed on a takhat (an elevated throne) in a prominent central position. Any congregant (sometimes with specialized training, in which case they can be known by the term granthi) may recite, sing, and explain the verses from the Guru Granth Sahib, in the presence of the rest of the congregation.
All gurdwaras have a langar hall, where people can eat free lacto-vegetarian food served by volunteers at the gurdwara. They may also have a medical facility room, library, nursery, classroom, meeting rooms, playground, sports ground, a gift shop, and finally a repair shop. A gurdwara can be identified from a distance by tall flagpoles bearing the Nishan Sahib, the Sikh flag.
The best-known gurdwaras are in the Darbar Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab, including Darbar Sahib, the spiritual center of the Sikhs and Akal Takht, the political center of the Sikhs.
