Template:Infobox religious building The Sikh Gurdwara of San Jose is a gurdwara (a Sikh place of worship) located in the Evergreen district of San Jose, California. It was founded in 1984 by leaders of the then-rapidly growing community of Sikhs in Silicon Valley.[1] It is the largest Gurdwara in North America, it is also the largest Gurdwara outside India.[2][3]
History
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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 Template:Convert was completed in 2004.
The second phase was completed in April 2011,[4] making it the largest gurdwara in North America[5] at Template:Convert. 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
References
- ↑ Sikh Gurdwara Sahib - San Jose, CA (Official Website). www.sanjosegurdwara.org. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ Sikh Gurdwara Sahib. San Jose. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ San Jose Gurdwara: Biggest gurdwara in North America says Indian officials are welcome | Amritsar News - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ Power struggle at Sikh temple in San Jose. The Mercury News(August 12, 2016).
- ↑ Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Temple. The New York Times(2010-06-19). Retrieved 2017-08-21.
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