Hello Ladies & Gentlemen
I was searching in google on Sikh architecture and came across this thread. Read it and was disappointed by the personal attacks.
I must say, when we proud punjabis have no more arguments to support our ideas/position, we pick the 'talwar' and go for a kill.
Can I humbly ask for some sewa from all my Sikh and non Sikh friends:
I am trying to build an 'Ideal Gurdwara' (everybody likes to dream). So what would you consider an Ideal Gurdwara architecture to be? What are the best things you have seen in different religious places? What improvements can we make?
My idea is to make a list of all facilities that we consider necessary for a gurdwara before we build/transform a building.
I should be like a check list which we can consult to make sure we haven't forgotten anything.
Direction and signs
Parking access
Parking to main bulilding entry
Reception facilities including shoe storage and hand washing facilities
Wheelchair access from parking to Darbar sahib hall via reception
Reception to Darbar hall path
Darbar hall setup, decoration, donation boxes/receipts system
Seating facilities for the aged / handicapped
Sound system quality and media screens
Darbar hall to Langar hall passage
Langar service
Kitchen setups
Fire services access & fire escapes
Sarowar facilities if available
etc...
So please help me to make this list which then can be used by anybody, be it a small village gurdwara in India or and big city abroad.
Thanking you in advance for your constructive criticism
Charanjit Singh aka SwissSardarji
Improving the Sikh Lifestyle www.smartsikh.org
