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A Gurdwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurdu'ārā or ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā, meaning "the doorway to the Guru") is the Sikh place of worship and may be referred to as a Sikh temple.
The second phase was completed in April 2011, [4] making it the largest gurdwara in North America [5] at 90,000 square feet (8,400 m 2). The chief architect and designer of the project is the late Malkiat Singh Sidhu. The largest audience at the San Jose Gurdwara was on opening day when some 20,000 people were thought to have come.
Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji (Damdami Taksal) Kent: Gurdwara Sacha Marag Sahib of Washington Auburn: Nanaksar Gurdwara Seattle Kent: Gurdwara Dashmesh Darbar Tacoma: Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Olympia: Kitsap Sikh Gurdwara Bremerton: Sikh Centre of Washington Bothell: Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Marysville: Gurdwara Guru Nanak Parkash ...
This temple underwent an extensive remodel between 2016 and 2019, and in 2023, it was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, as it was deemed to exemplify "significant contributions to the broad cultural, economic or social history of the nation, state, city or community for its association with the social and cultural development ...
Jawala and Wasakha would eventually found the gurdwara on South Grant Street in a house, but their ranch would become an important religious, social, and political center associated with the gurdwara. [2] [3] Jawala went on to form the Ghadar Party, a revolutionary movement that called for diaspora Indians to end the British occupation of India ...
A gurdwara or gurudwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, romanized: gurdu'ārā, lit. 'Door of the Guru') is a place of assembly and worship in Sikhism, but its normal meaning is "place of guru" or "Home of guru". Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as Gurdwara Sahib. People from all faiths and religions are welcomed in gurdwaras.
The Gurdwara has a main Langar hall and prayer hall. The temple led to a "renaissance of the Sikh community in Yuba City," including the 1980 establishment of the local Sikh parade, which has become one of the largest Sikh festivals outside India. [2]
In 1963, the Society began planning for a new gurdwara and community centre. [9]: 6 The Society purchased 2.75 acres (11,100 m 2) of city land in 1968 at the intersection of Southwest Marine Drive and Ross Street, [2] in South Vancouver. [3] Construction began in winter 1969, [11] and was completed in the first week of April 1970 for a price of ...