As part of our religious studies topic on Special Places, the students visited a local Gurdwara in Stoke on Trent. This enabled the students to gain first hand experience of learning about different places of worship.

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The students learned about the holy building and what it was like inside and why they took their shoes off at the entrance and had to wear a head covering.

 

They learned about the holy book the Guru Granth Sahib and some of the rituals such as keeping it high up and wafting it with a Chaur Sahib and learned it signified devotion and respect to the Guru Granth Sahib.

 

They also tasted a special food called Prashad and were  also given a drink, crisps, pakoras and a hot meal if they wished.

The students asked several questions to find out more about a Gurdwara and why it is important to Sikhs.