the gurdwara Flashcards
the takht
raised platform that the GGS is put on kinda a throne
the palki
domed structure covering the takht - can be engraved with GGS verses/ Waheguru
the manji
stool or small bed where GGS rests in the day (often covered with romallas)
the channani
large canopy made of decorated cloth, placed over the palki
the chauri
fan made of yak’s hair thats waves over the GGS (like teachers and royalty would be fanned in india)
the goal
collection box
what is ‘Hukam’
God’s message for the day, chosen at random from the GGS
describe the GGS
written in Gurmukhi
contains 1000s of hymns written by 6 of the 10 human gurus
teachings from Hindu and Muslim religious writers
as he died Guru Gobind Singh claimed the GGS should be the final Guru and that there would be no more human Gurus
Guru Arjan started to collate all the Sikh teachings at Amritsar, and called it the Adits Granth