The Guru's Throne

As u enter the Gurdwara, at the front, in the center is located the Guru's Takhat in the Darbar Hall. U will see the Guru grant sahib ji immediately. It is the central feature of the Gurdwara.

The essential features of the Guru's throne are the:

* Chanani
* Manji sahib
* Palki sahib
* Rumalla and small pillows
* Chaur sahib
* Golak
* Nishan sahib

The Guru

Sikhs treat Guru Granth Sahib Ji, not only as the holy book of the sikhs but as a eleventh Guru, as said by Guru Gibind Singh Ji, the tenth Guru of the sikhs. The Guru teaches that there is only One GOD, and one should spend a truthful living.

'Worship' in Sikhism dedicates the path set in the Guru Granth Sahib ji, of a sikhs life. This way of life is different from that normally followed by and understood by ordinary people. 'Worship' means to follow what is said by the GOD, living with the norms of the 'True Lord', to have respect for God in one's own mind and following the instruction outlined in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji, by:

* Listening
* Reciting
* Understanding
* Believing
* Serving

The mind of a Sikh also serves as a place of worship. Worship ends only after the soul leaves the body, that means when the person dies and becomes a part of the 'Eternal Spirit'. And if worship is true, and is done by true heart then it goes with u even after a person dies.

The Sikhs dont worship any person who resides in any specific temple or holy place, but believe in the words and the teachings as said by the ten Gurus, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the 'One True God'. A sikh do not follow any rituals, but follows only the path set by Guru Granth Sahib Ji that is 'the path of truthful living'.