A gurdwara is a Punjabi (north Indian) word for a temple belonging to people of the Sikh faith. It means 'the gateway to the guru'.

A gurdwara is any place where the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib is placed.

A gurdwara has tall flagpoles bearing the Nishan Sahib, the Sikh flag. A gurdwara has a darbar (main) hall, a free community kitchen called a langar, and places where people can get together and learn or do other community things.

In a gurdwara, men and women usually sit on separate sides of the hall.

There are no idols, statues, or religious pictures in a gurdwara, simply the holy book.