Gurdwaras in the United States

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Contents 1 What is a Gurdwara? 2 Gurdwaras by states 2.1 Alabama 2.2 Alaska 2.3 Arizona 2.4 California 2.5 Colorado 2.6 Connecticut 2.7 District of Columbia 2.8 Florida 2.9 Georgia 2.10 Hawaii 2.11 Illinois 2.12 Indiana 2.13 Iowa 2.14 Kansas 2.15 Louisiana 2.16 Maryland 2.17 Massachusetts 2.18 Michigan 2.19 Minnesota 2.20 Mississippi 2.21 Missouri 2.22 North Carolina 2.23 Nevada 2.24 New Mexico 2.25 New Jersey 2.26 New York 2.27 Ohio 2.28 Oregon 2.29 Pennsylvania 2.30 Tennessee 2.31 Texas 2.32 Virginia 2.33 Washington 2.34 Wisconsin 3 References 4 External links

[edit] What is a Gurdwara?

A Gurdwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurdu'ārā or ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā), meaning "the doorway to the Guru", is the Sikh place of worship. It is a place where Sikhs can gather to hear devotional hymns and recital from the Guru Granth Sahib - the Sikh holy book.

Guru Hargobind introduced the word Gurdwara and any place where the Guru Granth Sahib is installed and treated with due respect can be referred to as a Gurdwara, whether it is a room in ones house of a separate building. Three main functions are carried out in all Gurdwaras.

1) Kirtan - the singing of devotional hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib

2) Reading of the Guru Granth Sahib and its meaning

3) Langar - free community kitchen for all visitors regardless of race, creed, or religion.

Other activities that also take place in Gurdwaras include the provision of libraries of Sikh literature, teaching of Gurmukhi and other charitable work for the community

[edit] Gurdwaras by states

As Sikhs migrated around the world, they created Gurdwaras so that they could continue to worship. The following Gurdwaras have been built in United States of America. Please note that all the Gurdwaras are not listed as no source could be found for some.

[edit] Alabama

Name	City	Ref
Sikh Sangat of Alabama	Huntsville	[1]

[edit] Alaska

Name	City	Ref
Sikh Society of Alaska	Anchorage	[2]

[edit] Arizona

Name	City	Ref
Arizona Sikh Gurdwar	Chandler	[3]
Gurdwara Sahib Guru Nanak Dwara	Phoenix	[4]
Sikh Missionary Centre	Phoenix	[5]
Sikh Religious Society of Phoenix	Scottsdale	[6]
Siri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara of Tempe Arizona	Tempe	[7]

[edit] California

Name	City	Ref
Guru Ram Das Ashram Gurdwara San Francisco	San Francisco	[8]
Guru Ram Das Ashram Los Angeles	Los Angeles	[8]
Gurudwara Anand Gahr Sahib Kerman	???	???
Gurudwara Guru Nanak Prakash - Tracy	Tracy	[1]
Gurdwara Nanak Parkash Fresno	???	???
Gurdwara Nanaksar Fresno,Ashlan&Cornelia	???	???
Gurdwara Nanaksar Fresno,Orange&Cherry	???	???
Gurdwara Sahib of El Sobrante	El Sobrante	[8]
Gurdwara Sahib of Fremont	Fremont	[www.fremontgurdwara.org][8]
Sacramento Sikh Society Gurdwara	Sacramento	[8]
Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose	???	???
Lankershim Gurdwara	???	???
Pacific Khalsa Diwan Society	???	???
Sikh Center of Pacific Coast	Selma	[8]
Sikh Temple Sacramento, West Sacramento	West Sacramento	[8]
Sikh Gurdwara Selma	???	???
Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Yuba City	???	???
Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha Pittsburg	???	???
Sikh Council of North America	???	???
Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Live Oak	???	???
Sikh Temple Livingston	???	???
Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Stockton	???	???
Siri Guru Singh Sabha of Los Angeles	Los Angeles	???
Sikh Temple Turlock	???	???
The Sikh Foundation San Diego	???	???
Sikh Gurdwara Hughson/Modesto	???	???
Sikh Gurdwara Lodi	???	???
Sikh Gurudwara of Sadh Sangat Norco	???	???
Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Sacramento	???	???
Sikh Temple Fairfield	???	???
The Sikh Temple Los Angeles	???	???
Sikh Temple Riverside	???	???
Valley Sikh Temple	???	???

[edit] Colorado

Name	City	Ref
Colorado Singh Sabha	Golden	[9]
Guru Amar Das Niwas Boulder	Boulder	[10]
Guru Ram Das Ashram Colorado	???	???

[edit] Connecticut

Name	City	Ref
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar	Southington	[11]
Guru Nanak Darbar	Ansonia	[12]
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Foundation	Norwalk	[13]

[edit] District of Columbia

Name	City	Ref
The National Gurdwara	District of Columbia	[14]

[edit] Florida

Name	City	Ref
Govind Sukh Sagar	Clermont	[15]
Govind Sukh Sagar	Orlando	[16]
Nanaksar Thath Isher Darbar	Kissimmee	[17]
Sikh Gurudwara	Thonotosassa	[18]
Sikh Society Of Central Florida	Oviedo	[19]
Sikh Society Of Florida	Ft Lauderdale	[20]

[edit] Georgia

Name	City	Ref
Atlanta Sikh Gurdwara	Stone Mountain	[21]
Guru Nanak Darbar	Augusta	[22]
Guru Singh Sabha Augusta	Evans	[23]
Sewa Gurudwara Sahib	Roswell	[24]

[edit] Hawaii

Name	City	Ref
Guru Ram Das Ashram	Kaneohe	[25]

[edit] Illinois

Name	City	Ref
Gurdwara Gurjot Parkash Sahib	Island Lake	[26]
Gurdwara Sahib of Chicago	Chicago	[27]
Oak Brook Gurdwara	Oak Brook	[10]
Sikh Religious Society of Chicago	Palatine	[28]

[edit] Indiana

Name	City	Ref
Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis	Indianapolis	[29]
Guru Nanak Sikh Society Indiana	Indianapolis	[30]
Sikh Religious Society Of Indiana	Crown Point	[30]

• Sikhs Indiana

[edit] Iowa

Name	City	Ref
Iowa Sikh Temple	West Des Moines	[31][30]

[edit] Kansas

Name	City	Ref
Midwest Sikh Association	Shawnee	[32]

[edit] Louisiana

Name	City	Ref
Gurdwara Sahib of New Orleans	New Orleans	???
The Sikh Society of South Inc.	New Orleans	???

[edit] Maryland

Name	City	Ref
Guru Nanak Foundation of America	Silver Spring	???
Sikh Association of Baltimore	Randallstown	???
Guru Gobind Singh Foundation Rockville	Rockville	???
Gurudwara Gyaan Sagar	???	???

[edit] Massachusetts

Name	City	Ref
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar	Medford	[33]
New England Sikh Study Circle Gurudwara Sahib also known as Milford Gurduara Sahib	Milford	[34]
Guru Ram Das Ashram Gurdwara	Millis	[35]
Sikh Sangat Society Boston	Somerville	[36]

[edit] Michigan

Name	City	Ref
The Sikh Society Of West Michigan	Madison Heights	[30]
Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Plymouth	Plymouth Township	[30]
Guru Ram Das Ashram Ferndale	Ferndale	[30]
Sikh Gurdwara Rochester	???	???
Sikh Gurdwara of Michigan Williamston	Williamston	[30]

[edit] Minnesota

Name	City	Ref
Sikh Society of Minnesota	Minneapolis	[30]

[edit] Mississippi

Name	City	Ref
The Sikh Society of Mississippi	???	???

[edit] Missouri

Name	City	Ref
Sikh Gurdwara of St. Louis	???	???
Sikh Study Circle St. Peters	???	???
Sat Tirath Ashram	???	???

[edit] North Carolina

Name	City	Ref
The Sikh Gurudwara of North Carolina	???	???
Atlantic Coast Sikh Association	???	???
Gurdwara Sahib Charlotte	???	???

[edit] Nevada

Name	City	Ref
Reno Sikh Temple	???	???
Sikh Dharma-Nevada Las Vegas	???	???
Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh Las Vegas	???	???

[edit] New Mexico

Name	City	Ref
Albuquerque Sikh Gurudwara	???	???
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Albuquerque	???	???
Sikh Dharma International Espanola	???	???

[edit] New Jersey

Name	City	Ref
Sikh Sabha of New Jarsey	Lawrenceville	[37]
Gurudwara Dashmesh Darbar Sahib	???	???
Gurdwara Bridge Water	???	???
Sikh Temple Gurudwara Basking Ridge	???	???
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Inc. Glenrock	???	???
Guru Nanak Sikh Society of Delaware Valley	???	???
Gurdwara Sahib Central Jersey Sikh Association	Windsor	[38]

[edit] New York

Name	City	Ref
Gurudwara Makhan Shah Lobana Sikh Centre	???	???
Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur	Glen Cove	[39]
Gurudwara of Rochester	???	???
Glen Cove Gurdwara	???	???
Gobind Sadan New York	???	???
Mid Hudson Sikh Cultural Society	Wappingers Falls	[40]
Sikh Center of New York	???	???
Sikh Cultural Society, Inc.	???	???
Gurdwara Sikh Temple New York	???	???
Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Center	???	???
Gurdwara Sant Sagar sahb ji	???	???
Gurdwara Albany	???	???

[edit] Ohio

Name	City	Ref
Dayton Gurdwara	Beavercreek	[30]
Gurdwara Of Central Ohio	Columbus	[30]
Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Gurudwara	Bedford	[30]
Guru Nanak Foundation Richfield	Richfield	[30]
Guru Nanak Society	West Chester	[30]
Guru Ram Das Ashram	Columbus	[30]
Gurudwara Sahib Columbia	Columbia	[30]
Sikh Educational and Religious Foundation	Dublin	[30]

[edit] Oregon

Name	City	Ref
Guru RaviDass Gurudwara of Salem	???	???
Sikh Gurdwara of Eugene	???	???

[edit] Pennsylvania

Name	City	Ref
The Blue Mountain Gurdwara	Bethel	[41]
Guru Nanak Sikh Society Of Lehigh Valley	Nazareth	[42]
Philadelphia Sikh Society	Millbourne	[43]
Pittsburgh Sikh Gurudwara	Monroeville	[44]
Sikh Society	Upper Darby	[10]

[edit] Tennessee

Name	City	Ref
Southeastern Sikh Religious Society	???	???

[edit] Texas

Name	City	Ref
Gurudwaras in Houston	???	???
Gobind Dham	???	???
Gurdwara Akaljot	???	???
Gurdwara Singh Sabha of North Texas	???	???
Gurudwara Sikh Sangat Euless	???	???
Gurudwara Sikh Temple Of North Texas	???	???

[edit] Virginia

Name	City	Ref
Sikh Foundation of Virginia	???	???
Singh Sabha Gurdwara	???	???

[edit] Washington

Name	City	Ref
Guru Ram Dass Sikh Community in Vancouver	???	???
Gurudwara Singh Sabha Of Washington	???	???
Gurudwara Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib	???	???
Gurudwara Sacha Marg	???	???

[edit] Wisconsin

Name	City	Ref
Gurdwara Sahib	Middleton	[30]
Guru Ram Das Ashram	Madison	[30]
Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin	Brookfield	[30]

[edit] References

1. ^ Sikh Sangat of Alabama Homepage. Sikh Sangat of Alabama. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
2. ^ The Sikh Society of Alaska. The Sikh Directory Listing (1997-05-14). Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
3. ^ Arizona Sikh Gurdwar Homepage. Arizona Sikh Gurdwar. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
4. ^ Gurdwara Sahib Guru Nanak Dwara @ Sikh directory. fateh2.sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
5. ^ Sikh Missionary Centre @ Sikh directory. fateh2.sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
6. ^ Sikh Religious Society of Phoenix @ Sikh directory. fateh2.sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
7. ^ Siri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara contact page. Singh Sabha Gurdwara. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
8. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} List of Gurdwara's in California. garamchai.com/gurudwaraWest.htl. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
9. ^ Colorado Singh Sabha Homepage. Colorado Singh Sabha. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
10. ^ ^{a b c} Contact Information for Gurdwaras and Sikh Organizations in the US. worldsikhcouncil.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
11. ^ Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar--Southington @ sikhnet. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
12. ^ Guru Nanak Darbar--Ansonia @ sikhnet. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
13. ^ Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Foundation @ sikh directory. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
14. ^ The National Gurdwara Official site. The National Gurdwara. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
15. ^ Govind Sukh Sagar of Cleamont, FL. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
16. ^ Govind Sukh Sagar of Orlando, FL. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
17. ^ Nanaksar Thath Isher Darbar @ Sikh Directory. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
18. ^ Sikh Gurudwara of Thonotosassa, Florida @ Sikh Directory. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
19. ^ Sikh Society Of Central Florida @ Sikh Directory. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
20. ^ Sikh Society Of Florida @ Sikh Directory. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
21. ^ Atlanta Sikh Gurdwara directions Homepage. Atlanta Sikh Gurdwara. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
22. ^ Guru Nanak Darbar in Augusta, Georgia. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
23. ^ Guru Singh Sabha Augusta @ Sikh Directory. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
24. ^ Sewa Gurudwara Sahib (in Roswell, GA) Homepage. Sewa Gurudwara Sahib -- Roswell. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
25. ^ List of Gurdwara's in Hawaii. garamchai.com/gurudwaraWest.htl. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
26. ^ Gurdwara Gurjot Parkash Sahib @ Sikh directory. Sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
27. ^ Gurdwara Sahib of Chicago @ Sikh Directory. Sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
28. ^ Sikh Religious Society of Chicago @ Sikh directory. Sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
29. ^ Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis Website. Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
30. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s} Sikh Gurdwaras in the Midwest. gurdwara.us. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
31. ^ Iowa Sikh Temple @ Sikh Directory. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
32. ^ Midwest Sikh Association @ Sikh Directory. sikhnet.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
33. ^ Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar homepage. Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
34. ^ New England Sikh Study Circle homepage. New England Sikh Study Circle. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
35. ^ Guru Ram Das Ashram Gurdwara homepage. Guru Ram Das Ashram Gurdwara. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
36. ^ Sikh Sangat Society Boston homepage. Sikh Sangat Society Boston. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
37. ^ Sikh Sabha of New Jarsey. Sikh Sabha of New Jarsey. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
38. ^ Central Jersey Sikh Association Gurdwara. Central Jersey Sikh Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
39. ^ Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur homepage. Sikh.net. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
40. ^ Mid Hudson Gurdwara homepage. gurdwaramidhudson.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
41. ^ Blue Mountain Gurdwara Official Site. Blue Mountain Gurdwara. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
42. ^ Guru Nanak Sikh Society Of Lehigh Valley homepage. Guru Nanak Sikh Society Of Lehigh Valley. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
43. ^ Philadelphia Gurudwara Sikh Society homepage. Philadelphia Sikh Society. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
44. ^ Pittsburgh Sikh Gurudwara homepage. Pittsburgh Sikh Gurudwara. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.

[edit] External links

• Gurdwara listing

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