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GOLAK or GURU KI GOLAK (the Guru`s own till). Golak (Sanskrit golak; Persian gholak) means, in Punjabi, a till, cashbox or any other container used for keeping money especially one used for receiving contributions for chari table purposes. It is a ti...
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GURPURB, a compound of two words, i.e. guru, the spiritual preceptor, and purb, parva in Sanskrit, meaning a festival or celebration, signifies in the Sikh tradition the holyday commemorating one or another of the anniversaries related to the lives o...
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GURU KA LANGAR (lit., langar or refectory of the Guru) is a community kitchen run in the name of the Guru. It is usually attached to a gurdwara. Langar, a Persian word, means 'an ahnshouse', 'an asylum for the poor and the destitute', 'a public kitch...
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