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The '''Sikh Gurdwara of San Jose''' is a [[gurdwara]] (a [[Sikh]] place of worship) located in the [[Evergreen, San Jose|Evergreen]] district of [[San Jose, California]]. It was founded in 1984 by leaders of the then-rapidly growing community of Sikhs in [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sikh Gurdwara Sahib - San Jose, CA (Official Website)|url=http://www.sanjosegurdwara.org/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=www.sanjosegurdwara.org}}</ref> It is the largest Gurdwara in [[North America]], it is also the largest Gurdwara outside India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sikh Gurdwara Sahib|url=https://www.sanjose.org/listings/sikh-gurdwara-sahib|access-date=2021-03-22|website=San Jose|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Feb 15|first1=Yudhvir Rana / TNN / Updated|last2=2018|last3=Ist|first3=07:39|title=San Jose Gurdwara: Biggest gurdwara in North America says Indian officials are welcome {{!}} Amritsar News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/biggest-gurdwara-in-north-america-says-indian-officials-are-welcome/articleshow/62923333.cms|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Sikh Gurdwara in San Jose (2798404511).jpg|thumb|left|The gurdwara's cascade fountain.]]
Initially, the community met in a rented community center, but soon bought a small building in east San Jose. After buying nearby land in 1995, they decided it would be too expensive to build in the city limits, so they sold that land and bought a larger property further east. The first phase of the project of almost {{convert|20000|sqft|m2}} was completed in 2004. 

The second phase was completed in April 2011,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/05/29/power-struggle-at-sikh-temple-in-san-jose/|title=Power struggle at Sikh temple in San Jose|last=Rodriguez|first=Joe|orig-year=May 29, 2015 |date=August 12, 2016|work=The Mercury News}}</ref> making it the largest gurdwara in North America<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/us/20bcintel.html|title=Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Temple|last=Pellissier|first=Hank|date=2010-06-19|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-08-21|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> at {{convert|90000|sqft|m2}}. 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. 

==See also==
*[[Gurdwaras in the United States]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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*[https://guidebook.com/g/zivfh8sc/ Event Guide]
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[[Category:Culture of San Jose, California]]
[[Category:Sikh places]]
[[Category:Gurdwaras in California|San Jose]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in San Jose, California]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Santa Clara County, California]]
[[Category:1985 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Santa Clara County, California]]

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