Gurudwara Sikh Sangat, Howrah
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Gurudwara Sikh Sangat is a Sikh
gurdwara
in Howrah, West Bengal
, India
. The first Prakash of Shri Guru Granth Sahib was done in the year 1935. The present new building was made in the year 1979.
The Gurdwara is conveniently located near the Howrah Railway Station.
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
gurdwara
Gurdwara
A Gurdwara , meaning the Gateway to the Guru, is the place of worship for Sikhs, the followers of Sikhism. A Gurdwara can be identified from a distance by tall flagpoles bearing the Nishan Sahib ....
in Howrah, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The first Prakash of Shri Guru Granth Sahib was done in the year 1935. The present new building was made in the year 1979.
The Gurdwara is conveniently located near the Howrah Railway Station.