Gurdwaras in Africa

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1 What is a Gurdwara?
2 Gurdwaras in Africa
3 Kenya
4 Tanzania
5 Uganda
6 Zambia
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] What is a Gurdwara?

A Gurdwara is a place of worship for Sikh people. It is a place where Sikhs can gather to hear devotional hymns and recital from the Guru Granth Sahib - the Sikh holy book.

Guru Hargobind introduced the word Gurdwara and any place where the Guru Granth Sahib is installed and treated with due respect can be referred to as a Gurdwara, whether it is a room in ones house of a separate building. Three main functions are carried out in all Gurdwaras.

1) Kirtan - the singing of devotional hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib

2) Reading of the Guru Granth Sahib and its meaning

3) Langar - free community kitchen for all visitors regardless of race, creed, or religion.

Other activities that also take place in Gurdwaras include the provision of libraries of Sikh literature, teaching of Gurmukhi and other charitable work for the community

[edit] Gurdwaras in Africa

As Sikhs migrated around the world, they created Gurdwaras so that they could continue to worship. The following Gurdwaras have been built in Africa.

[edit] Kenya

[edit] Eldoret

Gurdwara Ramgharia Sabha, Eldoret
Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Eldoret

[edit] Kericho

Sikh Temple, Kericho
Guru Nanak NSJ, Kericho

[edit] Kisumu

Ramgharia Sikh Sabha, Kisumu
Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Kisumu

[edit] Kitale

Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Kitale
Gurdwara Ramgharia Sabha, Kitale

[edit] Nairobi

Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Nairobi
Ramgharia Sikh Temple Pangani, Nairobi
Gurdwara Ramgharia South C, Nairobi
Gurdwara Bazar, Nairobi
Sikh Temple Landia
Nanaksar Satsang Sabha, Nairobi

[edit] Other Regions

Sikh Temple Makindu, Makindu
Sikh Temple Meru
Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Mombasa
Sikh Temple, Nakuru
Sikh Temple, Nanyuki
Sikh Temple, Nyeri
Gurdwara Sahib, Thika

[edit] Tanzania

Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Dar-es-Salam
Gurdwara Bazar, Arusha

[edit] Uganda

Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Kampala
Ramgarhia Sikh Temple, Kampala Uganda

[edit] Zambia

Guru Nanak Council Of Zambia

[edit] See also

Gurdwaras in Africa
Gurdwaras in Asia excluding India, Pakistan
Gurdwaras in Europe exlcuding UK
Gurdwaras in India
Gurdwaras in Pakistan
Gurdwaras in Canada
Gurdwaras in the United Kingdom
Gurdwaras in the United States

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