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A Gurdwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurdu'ārā or ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā; lit. ' the doorway to the Guru ' ) is the Sikh place of worship and may be referred to as a Sikh temple.
Gurdwara Sangat Tola is a Sikh temple in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is located at 14 Sreesh Das Lane, Bangla Bazar in Dhaka. [1] The gurdwara was purportedly founded by Guru Tegh Bahadur in the late 1660's. [1] It is currently managed by the Gurdwara Management Committee Bangladesh and remains in a neglected and decaying state. [2]
Five Gurudwaras in Bangladesh including Gurudwara Sangat Tola is administrated by Gurudwara Management Committee Bangladesh (IGD) with coordinated help from a service organization in Punjab, India called Sampardai Kar Seba. A religious organization of Sikhism in India, "Karseba Sarhali" provides fund to run Gurudwaras.
After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the Bangladesh Gurdwara Management Board was granted control of all the gurdwaras in the country, including the central Gurdwara Nanak Shahi of Dhaka. [2] In 1972, the board appointed Kartar Singh, head priest of Gurdwara Nanak Shahi, to perform the daily religious functions. [2]
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[1] [2] The gurdwara is currently run by the Bangladesh Gurdwara Management Committee. [3] The management board consists of both local and foreign members to operate the gurdwara. [3] The funds needed to operate the gurdwara are sourced from devotees, foreign visitors, donors, and grants from the Bangladeshi government. [3]
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A gurdwara or gurudwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, romanized: gurdu'ārā, lit. 'door of the guru') is a place of assembly and worship in Sikhism, but its normal meaning is "place of guru" or "home of guru". Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as Gurdwara Sahib. People from all faiths and religions are welcomed in gurdwaras.