Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose, Sikh temple in Evergreen, San Jose, United States
Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose is a Sikh gurdwara in the Evergreen district of San Jose, California. Its two-phase complex, completed in 2004 and April 2011, covers 90,000 square feet and was designed by architect Malkiat Singh Sidhu. The main Diwan Hall prayer hall, a kitchen and langar hall, a school wing, basketball courts, and a free health clinic occupy the grounds.
Founded in 1984 by members of the local Sikh community, this temple was created as a place for shared worship and practice. The growing Sikh population in the region helped establish it as a major religious center for the Bay Area.
The gurdwara's kitchen serves langar, a free vegetarian meal open to all visitors, and an adjoining hall seats those who come to eat. On Sundays about 700 students attend the school wing for Punjabi, kirtan and gurbani classes, so the building is used for language and music teaching as well as worship.
The main Diwan Hall draws about 10,000 people each Sunday, so visits are busiest that day. The grounds also hold a school wing used by roughly 700 students on Sundays, plus basketball courts and a free health clinic. The complex sits in the Evergreen district of east San Jose, and the 90,000-square-foot building was completed in April 2011.
This temple ranks as the largest Sikh worship center in the Americas and surpasses many others found outside India. Its scale demonstrates the strength and expansion of the Sikh community in California.
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