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Gurdwara: the sikh place of worship
Every morning, the Gurdwaras open at around 4 am in order for Sikhs to participate in morning prayer during amrit vela (before dawn) because that is a very spiritual part of the day. When Sikhs enter the gurdwara, they must bow down before the holy book and touch the floor with their forehead, offering a gift which is usually a small coin. This shows respect for the book that they are there to listen to. Each gurdwara has an employed person who reads from the holy book all day. Each day, the granthi (reader of the scriptures), opens the Guru Granth Sahib to a random page and reads the passage at the top left part of the page--the hukamnama--which is God's message to the people for the day.
Interestingly, each gurdwara is unique, but all usually have similar towers and onion-shaped tops on the towers. Also, they are usually white and gold, or some variation of those colors.
Interestingly, each gurdwara is unique, but all usually have similar towers and onion-shaped tops on the towers. Also, they are usually white and gold, or some variation of those colors.