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The Gurdwara Sahib was built in the late 1970s under spiritual guidance of Pujey Sant Baba Puran Singh Ji Kericho Wale and under the leadership of Pujey Bhai Sahib ji Bhai Norang Singh Ji. The Spiritual leadership of the Jatha
Jatha
Jatha is a term used to describe a group of Sikh volunteers coming together for a specific purpose, which can vary from armed combat to peaceful agitation....

 is now under the control of Bhai Sahib Ji Bhai Mohinder Singh Ji.

The total 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 ....

s spans an area of about 25,000 square metres and the building is four storeys high. There are five main Darbar
Darbar
Darbar may refer to:* A term for a court in Urdu from the Persian - Durbar * A surname used in the Indian Subcontinent, it originated during Mughal rule...

Halls and three Langar Halls.

There are approximately 100 rooms most of which are for the Sangat who want to stay at the Gurdwara for the night and have facilities for sleeping and washing.

The Main Darbar Sahib is used for continuous Akhand Paath recital. A new Paath
Paath
Paath or Path, from the Sanskrit patha which means reading or recitation, is, in the religious context, reading or recitation of the holy texts. In Sikhism, it implies daily repetition of scriptural texts from the Guru Granth Sahib.-Background:...

 is started on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, unless a Samagam is under way.

At Samagam programmes, Sampath
Sampath
Sampath may refer to:* E. V. K. Sampath, an Indian politician* Sampath Raj, an Indian film star...

of a Shabad is done. So each of the line of Gurbani is followed by a Sampath. A Sampath Paath usually takes eleven days of continuous reading.
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