Abstract
In simplest terms, a gurdwara is any place — a room, a converted house, or a large purpose-built building in which a copy of the Sikh scriptures is installed (Figure 36.1). ‘Gurdwara’ means ‘The Guru’s door’ or simply ‘God’s house’. In 1604 Guru Arjan installed a book he had compiled (containing hymns and other compositions) in a specially constructed building in Amritsar, the Harimandir or ‘house of God’. Copies of the book were given to Sikh communities for use in their places of worship, and these places came to be known as gurdwaras. The last of the 10 Gurus died in 1708, having installed the book of scriptures as Guru (God is the true Guru and He speaks through the scriptures). The internal details of the gurdwara emphasise this.
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