Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Center

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Guru Nanak Darbar Of Long Island is a community gurdwara that serves as a center for worship, congregation, and social services for the local Sikh community located in Hicksville, NY, United States. It is situated in the United States, where the Sikh community has been present since the early 20th century. As with all gurdwaras, Guru Nanak Darbar Of Long Island welcomes visitors of all faiths and backgrounds. The gurdwara serves as a place of worship where the Guru Granth Sahib (the holy scripture of the Sikhs) is kept with great reverence. The community gathers here for daily prayers (Nitnem), Kirtan (devotional singing of hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib), and Katha (religious discourse). The gurdwara operates a Langar (community kitchen) where free vegetarian meals are served to all visitors regardless of religion, caste, gender, economic status, or ethnicity. This practice, established by Guru Nanak Dev Ji and formalized by Guru Angad Dev Ji, embodies the Sikh principles of equality, sharing, and selfless service (Seva).

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Science of Spirituality is a community gurdwara that serves as a center for worship, congregation, and social services for the local Sikh community located in Amityville, NY, United States. It is situated in the United States, where the Sikh community has been present since the early 20th century. As with all gurdwaras, Science of Spirituality welcomes visitors of all faiths and backgrounds. The gurdwara serves as a place of worship where the Guru Granth Sahib (the holy scripture of the Sikhs) is kept with great reverence. The community gathers here for daily prayers (Nitnem), Kirtan (devotional singing of hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib), and Katha (religious discourse). The gurdwara operates a Langar (community kitchen) where free vegetarian meals are served to all visitors regardless of religion, caste, gender, economic status, or ethnicity. This practice, established by Guru Nanak Dev Ji and formalized by Guru Angad Dev Ji, embodies the Sikh principles of equality, sharing, and selfless service (Seva).

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Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur is a community gurdwara that serves as a center for worship, congregation, and social services for the local Sikh community located in Glen Cove, NY, United States. It is situated in the United States, where the Sikh community has been present since the early 20th century. As with all gurdwaras, Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur welcomes visitors of all faiths and backgrounds. The gurdwara serves as a place of worship where the Guru Granth Sahib (the holy scripture of the Sikhs) is kept with great reverence. The community gathers here for daily prayers (Nitnem), Kirtan (devotional singing of hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib), and Katha (religious discourse). The gurdwara operates a Langar (community kitchen) where free vegetarian meals are served to all visitors regardless of religion, caste, gender, economic status, or ethnicity. This practice, established by Guru Nanak Dev Ji and formalized by Guru Angad Dev Ji, embodies the Sikh principles of equality, sharing, and selfless service (Seva).

18 km away

Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur, located at 100 Lattingtown Road in Glen Cove on Long Island, New York, is one of the most prominent Sikh places of worship in the northeastern United States. Situated on a sprawling 15-acre estate near the picturesque shores of Long Island Sound in Nassau County, this gurdwara serves as the spiritual and cultural anchor of the Sikh community across Long Island, Queens, and Manhattan. The gurdwara is named in honor of Mata Sahib Kaur — also known as Mata Sahib Devan — the revered wife of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Tenth Sikh Guru, and celebrated throughout the Sikh faith as the eternal 'Mother of the Khalsa.' This naming is a profound tribute, as Mata Sahib Kaur is believed to have played an integral role in the founding ceremony of the Khalsa on Vaisakhi 1699 by adding Pataasay (sugar) to the Amrit, symbolizing sweetness and compassion within the order of the pure. The gurdwara complex is anchored by a grand main building spanning 30,000 square feet of built-up area, which houses twenty rooms and three halls, including a spacious Darbar Sahib (main prayer hall), a langar hall, and meeting spaces. A secondary residential building on the grounds provides accommodation for resident sewadars (volunteers and attendants). The gurdwara attracts an average weekly congregation of approximately 200 families, drawing worshippers not just from Glen Cove but from across the wider New York metropolitan region. Daily services include morning and evening prayers, Rehras Sahib recitation, Sukhasan (the evening ceremony of placing the Guru Granth Sahib to rest), Ardas (supplication prayer), and the serving of Guru Ka Langar, the free community kitchen that is a hallmark of every gurdwara. Monthly visits by Ragi Jathas (devotional musical ensembles) and Gurbani Vichar (discourses on Sikh scripture) by visiting preachers enrich the congregation's spiritual life. The gurdwara is perhaps best known publicly for its annual Vaisakhi Mela, a vibrant community celebration that has grown over the years to attract thousands of visitors of all faiths and backgrounds, becoming a celebrated event on Long Island's cultural calendar.