Sikh Gurus and Sikh Gurdwaras

 

Gurdwara (Sikh Temle):   It means “the doorway to the Guru”. It is a place where followers of the Sikh faith gather to recite and hear the scared scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib (Sikhs Holy Book). Sikh temples welcome people of all colors and creeds. There is no membership fee and no appointment needed to visit a Sikh temple. Most of the Sikh temples are open to the public from 5am to 9pm. Visitors are offered Kara Parshad (sweet blessed food) in the worship hall, which is usually given into the cupped hands of a visitor. Free vegetarian food and tea is served at most of the Gurdwaras (Sikh Temple). Visitors may take Langar (vegetarian food from the community kitchen) at such Gurdwaras as it is regarded as a blessing by the Guru. Visitors normally sit on the floor since everyone is considered equal whilst eating the Langar. Gurdwara holds ultimate sanctity among the Sikhs. It is important to know the respect expected from the visitors to a Gurudwara. Drugs, cigarettes and liquor are strictly prohibited in all Gurdwaras. Individuals intoxicated by such drugs are also prohibited from entering Gurudwara premises. Some Gurudwaras discourage filming by either amateur or professional, unless permission is granted by the committee. Some Gurdwaras prohibit the distribution of political propaganda. Speaking at the stage to the congregation also requires permission from the Gurdwara committee. Visitors should cover their head with a piece of cloth while entering the Sikh Temple. Head is covered as a mark of respect to the Sikh Holy Book (present Guru of Sikhs known as Shri Guru Granth Sahib). Hats are not permitted in Gurdwara premises. Visitors should also remove their shoes at the entrance of the Sikh Temple. Taking off shoes and washing feet at the entrance is considered as a mark of respect to the guru. It also helps in keeping the Gurdwara premises clean.

 

California:     This State is located on the West Coast of the United Stated. It is the most populous US State. The capital city of the state is Sacramento. California’s diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the east; from the Redwood Douglas fir forests of the northwest to the Mojave Desert areas in the southeast. The center of the state is dominated by Central Valley, a major agricultural area. California contains both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), and has the 3^rd longest coastline of all states (after Alaska and Florida). Earthquakes are a common occurrence due to the state’s location along the Pacific Ring of Fire (about 37,000 are recorded annually).  The highest population of Sikhs of United States is located in California. As a result, most of Gurdwaras of United States are located in California. Following are the locations of California where Gurdwaras are located:-

 

Los Angeles County (L.A. County, officially the County of Los Angeles):          It is a county in California. It is the most populous county in United States Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual US States. The county seat is the city of Los Angeles, the largest city in California. Los Angeles County also includes two offshore islands, San Clemente Island and Santa Catalina Island. The county is home to 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas. At 4,083 square miles (10,570 km²), it is larger than the combined areas of the states of Rhode Island and Delaware. The county is home to over a quarter of all California residents and is one of the most diverse counties in the country. The following locations of the county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Los Angeles:  This city is often known by its initials L.A. It is the most populous city of California. It has an area of 469 square miles (1,215 km²). It is located in Southern California. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States. The city’s inhabitants are referred to as Angelinos. It was founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Nave.  It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence.  In 1848, at the end of the Mexican American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. It is a leading world center of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology, and education. The city is home to renowned institutions covering a broad range of professional and cultural fields and is one of the most substantial economic engines within the United States. As the home base of Hollywood, it leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music; it is also one of the leaders in motion picture production. Additionally, Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984. The following places of Loa Angeles have Gurdwaras:-

 

Nanak Prachar Sabha Inc

 

 

Address:        1922 E 7^th Pl, Los angles, California 90021, USA

 

Vermont Avenue:   It is one of the longest running north/south streets in Los Angeles, California with a length of about 23.3 miles (37.5 km). It is located at west of the Harbor Freeway (I-110) for the major portion south of Downtown Los Angeles. It effectively marks the eastern end of Hollywood. The Following Gurdwara is located at North Vermont Avenue:-

 

Gurdwara Vermont (Sikh Study Circle)

 

Address:        1966 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
Telephone:     (213) 664-0575, (213) 666-9210, (323) 644-7668, (323) 665-7707

 

Robertson Boulevard:      It is a street in Los Angeles that also passes through the incorporated cities of West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Culver City. Robertson Boulevard is a major north-south thoroughfare on the Westside of Los Angeles. Its northern end is slightly to the north of Santa Monica Boulevard and its southern end is at Washington Boulevard. Robertson Boulevard is accessible via exit #6 on the Santa Monica Freeway (intersection 10). The northern part of the street located in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. It is a trendy tree-lined shopping district. Robertson Boulevard mostly consists of high-density apartment buildings and condominiums. The residential area surrounding the Robertson Boulevard shopping district in Beverly Hills is more family oriented. It is made up of mostly single family residences. Robertson Boulevard has recently become a haven for celebrities and paparazzi. This is partially due to a large influx of unique boutiques and designer clothing & jewelry stores. In addition, several popular celebrity infused eateries are located on Robertson Boulevard. South of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles district of Beverly wood is an upper middle class neighborhood with a historical and substantial Jewish population. Alexander Hamilton High School, a highly diverse high school, is on Robertson Boulevard. The southern terminus of Robertson Boulevard is located at the northern edge of Culver City. Metro Local line 220 and Santa Monica Transit line 5 run along Robertson Boulevard. The Metro Expo Line operates a rail station at Venice Boulevard. The following Gurdwara is located on this Road:-

 

 Sikh Dharma of South California

 

Address         1649 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90035, USA

 

Gurur Ram Das Ashram:  This Gurdwara was founded in 1972. Kirtan Diwan (congregation) is held every morning at 5.45 AM. On Sunday, the Kirtan program is held from 10 am to 12 Noon. All Gurpurbs (Sikh festivals) are celebrated and Langar is served every day.

 

Address:        1620 Preuss Road, Los Angeles, CA 90035, USA

 

Telephone:    ()(310) 201-0954, (310) 858-7691

 

Email:             coordinator@gururamdasashram.org
 

Website:         http://www.gururamdasashram.net

                           www.gururamdasashram.org

 

West Hollywood (We Ho):            It is located in Los Angeles, California. The city was founded on November 29, 1984. Following Gurdwara is located at West Hollywood:-

 

Adi Shakti Ashram of Sikh Dharma

 

Address:        839 Hillsdale Ave, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California 90069, USA

 

Torrance:     It is an affluent city founded in 1921. It is and located in the South Bay (south western) region of Los Angeles County, California. Torrance has 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of shore front beaches on the Pacific Ocean. It is quieter and less known by tourists than others neighboring beaches. Torrance enjoys a moderate year round climate with warm temperatures, sea breezes, low humidity and an average rainfall of 12.55 inches per year. This residential and light high tech industries city has around 90,000 street trees and 30 city parks. It is known for its low crime rates (the city consistently ranks among the safest cities in Los Angeles County). Torrance is the birthplace of the AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization). The following Gurdwara is located in this city:-

 

Sikh Society of South Bay

 

Address:        2209 Arlington Ave, Torrance, California 90501, USA

 

La Habra Heights:  It is a city in Los Angeles County, California. La Habra Heights is a rural canyon community located on the border of Orange and Los Angeles counties. The zoning is 1 acre (4,000 m²) lots with a variety of home and ranch style properties. La Habra Heights features open space, no sidewalks, no street lights and encouragement of animal husbandry. La Habra Heights has no commercial activity (stores, gas stations) with the exception of a small real estate office, plant nursery, private golf course and numerous home-based businesses. Following Sikh institution is located at this place:-

 

International Institute of Gurmat Studies
Address:        1703 Hacienda Blvd, La Habra Heights, CA 90631, USA

 

Telephone:    (310) 690-0117, (714) 664-1770

 

Website:         http://www.iigs.com/

 

Santa Fe Springs:  It is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. The following Gurdwara is located at this place:-

 

Sikh Center of Orange County

 

Address:        15605 S Carmelita Rd Ste 211, Santa Fe Springs, California 90670, USA

 

Duarte:          It is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Duarte is located on historic US Route 66, which today follows Huntington Drive through the middle of the city. The town holds an annual Salute to Route 66 Parade on the third weekend in September on Huntington Drive, which is part of the Historic U.S. Route 66. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Welfare Foundation

 

Address:        P.O. Box 783, Duarte, California 91009, USA

 

Bradbury:     It is a small, affluent city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California. It is located in the foothill of the San Gabriel Mountains below Angeles National Forest. The city has three distinct areas: the Bradbury Estates, which is a gated community consisting of 5 acre (20,000 m²) minimum estates; Woodlyn Lane, which is also a gated community with minimum 2 acre (8,100 m²) lots; and the balance of the city, which is not gated, which has lots generally ranging in size from 7,500 square feet (700 m²) to 1 acre (4,000 m²). A significant portion of the properties in Bradbury Estates and Woodlyn Lane are zoned for horses, and several horse ranches still exist within these communities today. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Welfare Foundation of North America

 

Address:        706 Winston Ave, Bradbury, California 91010

 

Canoga Park:                      It was formerly known as Owens mouth. It is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. It is located at a distance of about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Valley Sikh Temple:           During early eighties of nineteenth century, several Sikhs of the Los Angeles region got together to organize weekly Gurdwara services in the San Fernando Valley. Most of these Sikhs had migrated to the US from East Africa and India. In 1983, it was formally registered as non profit religious place of worship. The congregation of approximately 50 members started meeting once a month in a rented hall. Valley Sikh Temple is now a Sikh religious and cultural center catering needs of the Sikhs of San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angles area. Religious services are held everyday. A Punjabi School teaches heritage language and Gurbani Kirtan (hymns from Sikh spiritual book) to children on every Sunday.

 

Address:        7400 Jordan Avenue, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, 91303, USA

 

Telephone:    (818) 887 5591, (818) 884 2007

 

 Website:        ‎valleysikhtemple.org

 

Shree Guru Har Krishan Sewa Inc

 

Address:        20361 Amanita St, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California 91306, USA

 

Northridge:  It is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. It was formerly known as North Los Angeles. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Guru Nanak Sadan Sikh Temple

 

Address:        18654 Parthenon Street, North Ridge, California 91324, USA

 

Telephone:    (818) 882-1825

 

Pacoima:      It is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Khalsa Care Foundation

 

Address:        9989 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Pacoima, Los Angeles, CA 91331, USA

 

Telephone:    (818) 896-7700

 

Website:         khalsacarefoundation.org

 

 

Reseda:        It is a San Fernando Valley district in the city of Los Angeles, California. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Nanak Sadan :        In this Gurdwara, Diwan (Congregation) is held everyday.

 

Address:        Reseda, Los Angeles, California 91335, USA

 

Calabasas:   It is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California. It is located in the hills west of the San Fernando Valley in the northwest Santa Monica Mountains. The Lenis Adobe, an adobe structure in Old Town Calabasas. It dates back to 1844. It is one of the oldest buildings in the greater Los Angeles area. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Nanak Sadan Sikh Temple

 

Address:        PO Box No 9136, Calabasas, California 91372, USA

 

North Hollywood:   It is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California. The Hollywood Freeway (California Highway 170) runs north-south through the middle of it. North Hollywood was founded by the Lanker shim Ranch Land and Water Company in 1887. It was first named Toluca before being renamed Lanker shim in 1896 and finally North Hollywood in 1927. Following Gurdwara is located at this place:-

 

Sikh Gurdwara Los Angeles:      Sikh Gurdwara of Los Angeles was founded in 1980. Community services like Gurmat Gian School, Sikh Library, Senior Centre and Religious Services.

 

Address:        7640 Lanker shim Boulevard, North Hollywood, California 91605, USA
Telephone:    (818) 764-7973, (818) 765-9399

 

Fax:                (818) 764-0760 ‎

 

Covina:         It is a small city in Los Angeles County, California. It is located at a distance of about 22 miles (35 km) east of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley region. The city’s slogan, “One Mile Square and All There” was coined when the incorporated area of the city was only (slightly less than) one square mile, making it the smallest city in area in the country.^]Covina is often confused with West Covina which is actually larger in both area and population, located to its south and west side. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Center of Southern California
Address:        625 S Ere land Dr, Covina, California 91723, USA
Telephone:    (626) 332-7666

 

Alhambra: It is a city (incorporated on July 11, 1903) located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California. It is located approximately eight miles from the Downtown Los Angeles civic center. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sri Guru Singh Sabha of Los Angeles

 

Address:        101 S Chapel Avenue, Alhambra, California 91801, USA

 

Telephone:    (213) 282-5728, (626) 284-7506, (818) 284 5728, (818) 576 9488

 

Palmdale:     It is a city located in the center of northern Los Angeles County, California. Palmdale was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city on August 24, 1962. Palmdale is separated from Los Angeles by the San Gabriel Mountain range. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Antelope Valley Sikh Center A Religious Corporation

 

Address:        5318 Wind crest Ct, Palmdale, California 93551, USA

 

Telephone:    (415) 322-7382

 

Walnut:          It is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, Californioa. The city of Walnut obtained its name from the Rancho Los Nogales Mexican land grant, Nogales being the Spanish word for “walnut.” With exceptions to some busy intersections (such as Grand avenue and Amar near Mt San Antonio College), the hill-dotted city is relatively quiet in comparison to nearby neighborhoods like La Puente and West Covina. The city covers nearly nine square miles (23 km²) and is home to hundreds of businesses. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Shri Guru Singh Sabha:   Sri Guru Singh Sabha Walnut (Gurdwara Sahib Walnut) is a Sikh place of worship. This Gurdwara Sahib was founded in 2008  to address the needs of the Sikhs in the Los Angeles and Orange County of Southern California. The constitution and guiding principles of the Gurdwara align with the Akal Takhat. It is registered as a non-profit religious corporation in California.

 

Address:        20001 East Walnut Drive South, Walnut, CA 94596, USA

 

Telephone:    (909) 869-6165

 

Norwalk:       It is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in the late 19th century. Norwalk was incorporated as a city in 1957. It is located 17 miles (27 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles.  It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

 

International Institute of Gurmat Studies, Inc

 

 Address:        PO Box 59031, Norwalk, California 95650, USA
Telephone:    (818) 333 0310

Orange County:      It is a county in California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. It is the smallest area wise county in Southern California. It is roughly half the size of the next smallest county, Ventura. The county is famous for its tourism, as the home of such attractions as Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm as well as several beaches along its more than 40 miles (64 km) of coastline. The following locations of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Buena Park:             It is a city in the northwestern Orange County, California. It is about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of downtown Santa Ana, the county seat. The city, which tags itself as Center of Southland is home to several tourist attractions such as Knott’s Berry Farm. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Guru Nanak Sikh Kirtan Society

 

Address:        6420 Arnold Way, Buena Park, California 90620, USA

 

Guru Nanak Sikh Temple of USA

Address:        7122 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90621, USA
Phone:           (714) 670-8843
Website: www.buenaparkgurdwara.com

 

Guru Nanak Sikh Temple

 

Address:        8302, USA Whitaker Avenue, Buena Park, California 90621, USA

 

Telephone:    (714) 739-2703, (714) 739-9546,

 Irvine:            It is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. It has annexed in the past an undeveloped area to the north and has also annexed the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, most of which is planned to be converted into the Orange County Great Park. Because of its good schools, jobs, and housing, the city was chosen in 2008 by CNNMoney.com as the fourth best place to live in the United States. In June 2010, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that Irvine had the lowest violent crime rate among cities in the United States with populations of more than 100,000. Although Mercedes Benz USA is headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, the company selected Irvine for the second Mercedes Benz Classic Center (the only one outside of Germany), which was opened in June 2006. Irvine is home to the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Concordia University, Irvine Valley College, the Orange County Center of the University of Southern California (USC), Brand man University, and the satellite campuses of Alliance International University, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), University of La Verne, Chicago School of professional Psychology Irvine and Pepperdine University. Irvine is also home to a number of corporations, particularly in the technology and semiconductor sectors. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

California Sikh Council

 

Address:        65 Eden brook, Irvine, California 92620, USA

 

Telephone:    (717) 933-8223

 

Website:         www.calsikhs.org

 

Fullerton:      It is a located in northern Orange County, California. Fullerton was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H. Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Historically it was a center of agriculture, notably groves of Valencia oranges and other citrus crops; petroleum extraction; transportation; and manufacturing. It is home to several higher educational institutions, notably California State University, Fullerton and Fullerton College. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Center of Sikh Studies

Address:        2501 Camino Del Sol, Fullerton, California 92633, USA

 

Santa Ana:   It is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1869. Santa Ana is located in Southern California adjacent to the Santa Ana River about 10 miles (16 km) away from the California coast. The city is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. It is the second largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with almost eighteen million people. Santa Ana lends its name to the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5), which runs through the city. It also shares its name with the nearby Santa Ana Mountains. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh Temple of Orange County

 

Address:        2530 West Warner Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92701, USA

 

Telephone:    (714) 979-9604

 

Website:         http://www.sikhcenter.org/

 

Sikh Center of Orange County

 

Address:        2514 W. Warner Ave, Santa ana, California 92704

 

Telephone:    (714) 979-9328

 

 

Fountain Valley:     It is a city located in Orange County, California. Fountain Valley is a middle class residential area. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Guru Nanak Sikh Society of USA Inc

 

Address:        11465 Conender Avenue, Fountain Valley, California 92708, USA

 

Telephone:    (707) 421-0707

 

Tustin:           It is a suburban city located in Orange County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The city is located next to the county seat Santa Ana. It does not include North Tustin. Because of a top 10% ranking in per capita and one of the shortest commutes in Southern California, the city was chosen in 2009 by Forbes as one of the top 25 towns to live well in America. It has the following Sikh Institution:-

 

Sikh Society of Southern California

 

Address:        22 Fortuna W, Irvine, California 92720, USA

 

International Institute of Gurmat Studies, Inc.
Address:        17441, Laurie Lane, Tustin, California 92780, USA

 

Telephone:    714-505-6805

 

Email:             INFO@iigs.com
Website:         www.iigs.com

Anaheim:      It is a city in Orange County, California. The city anticipates that its population will rapidly increase due of fast development in its Platinum Triangle area as well as in Anaheim Hills. The Platinum Triangle is the fastest growing area in Orange County. Anaheim is the second largest city in Orange County in terms of land area (after Irvine). It is known for its theme parks, sports teams and convention center. It was founded by fifty German families in 1857. It was incorporated as the second city in Los Angeles County on February 10, 1870. Anaheim developed into an industrial center, producing electronics, aircraft parts and canned fruit. It is the site of the Disneyland Resort (a world-famous grouping of theme parks and hotels which opened in 1955), Angeles Stadium of Anaheim, Honda Center and Anaheim Convention Center (the largest convention center on the West Coast). Ii has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Foundation
Address:        P.O. Box 18914, Anaheim, California 92817, USA
Telephone:    (510) 888-1600

 

Website:         www.gurbani.net

 

Sikh Gurdwara of Southern California

 

Address:        PO Box 19019, Anaheim, California 92817

 

San Diego County:                        It is a county located in the southwestern corner of California. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. San Diego County has 70 miles (110 km) of coastline. It has a mild Mediterranean to semi arid climate. There is also 16 significant naval and military locations of the United States Navy, US Marine Corps and the US Coast Guard including Naval Base San Diego, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and Naval Air Station North Island. The following places of the county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Escondido:  It is a city occupying a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills. It is located north of the city of San Diego, California. Founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. A 2005 nationwide study listed the city of Escondido as one of the most conservative cities in America. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Society San Diego:  It was founded in 1994 as a non profit religious organization designed to meet the spiritual, religious and educational needs of the Sikh Community in the greater San Diego area.

 

Address:        1838 Avanade Del Diablo, Escondido, California, 92029, USA

 

Telephone:    (760) 743-1653, (769) 415-3076

 

Email:             sikhsocietysd@sandiegogurdwara.org

 

Website:         www.sandiegogurdwara.org

 

 Poway:         It is a city in San Diego County, California. Originally an unincorporated community in San Diego County, Poway officially became a city on December 1, 1980. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

San Diego Sikh Foundation and Gurdwara, USA

 

Address:        12269 Oak Knoll Road, Poway, California 92064, USA

 

Telephone:    (858) 486-1231, (858) 780-8624

 

Website:         http://www.sandiegosikhs.org/

                        www.sdsikhs.org

 

San Marcos:                        It is a suburb of San Diego in the North County section of San Diego County, California. It is best known as the home of California State University, San Marcos. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Society of San Diego

 

Address:        202 Falcon Place, San Marcos, California 92069, USA
Telephone:    (760) 798-2269

 

Website:         www.gurbani.org/sssd/gurdwara.html

 

San Bernardino County:              It is a county located in the southern portion of the California. With an area of 20,105 square miles, San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States by area. It is larger than each of the nine smallest states, larger than the four smallest states combined, and larger than 71 different sovereign nations. Located in southeast California, the thinly populated deserts and mountains of this vast county is located south of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino Valley to the Nevada border and the Colorado River. The county seat is San Bernardino. The county is considered part of the Inland Empire region. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

 San Bernardino:     This city is located in the Riverside San Bernardino (sometimes called the Inland Empire). It serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California. As one of the Inland Empire’s anchor cities, San Bernardino spans 81 square miles (210 km²) on the floor of the San Bernardino Valley. California State University, San Bernardino is located in the northeastern part of the city. The university also hosts the Coussoulis Arena. Other attractions in San Bernardino include ASU Fox Theatre, the McDonald’s Museum (located on the original site of the world’s first McDonald’s), California Theatre,  WikiMiniAtlas

San Bernardino Mountains and San Manuel Amphitheatre (the largest outdoor amphitheater in the United States). In addition, the city is home to the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino baseball team (they play their home games at San Manuel Stadium in downtown San Bernardino. In July 2012, San Bernardino became the largest city ever to choose to file for protection under Chapter 9 0f the US Bankruptcy code. San Bernardino is the poorest city of its population size in California. It has Gurdwaras in the following locations:-

 

Guru Ram Das Ashram
Address:        3545 Camellia Drive, San Bernardino, California 92104, USA

 

Riverside County:  It is one of 58 counties of California. The name was taken from the city of Riverside, which is the county seat. Rectangle-shaped, Riverside County covers 7,208 square miles (18,670 km²) in Southern California. Together, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties have been dubbed the Inland Empire. There is a high concentration of sprawling house tract communities around Riverside and along the Interstate 10, 15 and 215 freeways. Geographically, the county is mostly desert in the central and eastern portions of the county, and is a Mediterranean climate in the western portion of the county. Most of Joshua Tree National Park is located in the county. The resort cities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Rancho Mirage and Desert Hot Springs are all located in the Coachella Valley region of Riverside County. Large numbers of Los Angeles area workers have moved to the county in recent years to take advantage of relatively affordable housing facility. Alongside neighboring San Bernardino County, it was one of the fastest growing regions in the state prior to the recent changes in the regional economy. The following places in the county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Riverside:     It is a city in Riverside County, California. It is the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Inland Empire area of Southern California. It is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) east of Los Angeles. It is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area. The city spans 81 square miles (210 km²) . Riverside was founded in the early 1870s. It is the birthplace of the California citrus industry as well as home of the Mission Inn (the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States). It is also home to the Riverside National Cemetery. The University of California, Riverside is located in the northeastern part of the city. The university also hosts the Riverside Sports Complex. Other attractions in Riverside include the Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside Metropolitan Museum, which houses exhibits and artifacts of local history, the California Museum of Photography, the California Citrus State Historic Park, and the Parent Washington Naval Orange Tree (one of the two original navel orange trees in California). It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh Temple of Riverside:           It is located 55 miles east of Los Angeles. Riverside Gurdwara has many events that unite the Sikh Community. Riverside Gurdwara hosts an event known as SRD that brings children to this place from all over California. During this event, the future generations of Sikh community showcase their skills in Gurbani, Kirtan.

 

Address:        21725 Box Springs, Riverside, California 92407, USA

 

Telephone:    (714) 685-7736

 

Riverside Gurdwara 

                           
Address:        7940 Mission Blvd, Riverside, California 92509, USA

 

Telephone:    (909) 361-1781, (909) 685-9701, (951) 685-4571, (951) 685-9701

 

Website:         · riversidegurdwara.org

 

Norco:           It is a city located in Riverside County, California. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Gurdwara of Sadh Sangat

 

Address:        2784 Reservoir Dr Norco, California 92760, USA

 

Telephone:    (909) 371-5619, (951) 372-0788,

 

Imperial County:     It is a county located in the Imperial Valley in the far southeast of California bordering both Arizona and Mexico. Its county seat is the city of El Centro. It was established in 1907, making it as the last county to be established in California.

Although this region is a desert, with high temperatures and low average rainfall of three inches (seventy-five mm) per year, the economy is heavily based on agriculture due to irrigation, supplied wholly from the Colorado River via the All America Canal. On the American side, the majority of residents are of Mexican American heritage, while the Mexican side was greatly influenced by American culture for many decades. The entire valley is a multi-racial mixture of European Americans, East Asian Americans, South Asian Americans, some African Americans and Native Americans. The following places of the county have Gurdwaras:-

El Centro:     It is county seat of Imperial County. It is the largest city in the Imperial Valley. It was founded in 1906. It is home to retail, transportation, wholesale, and agricultural industries. There are also two international border crossings nearby for commercial and noncommercial vehicles. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Imperial Valley Khalsa Diwan Society

 

Address:        453 W. Commercial Avenue, P.O. Box 1012, El Centro, California 92507, USA

 

Telephone:    (714) 352-9343

 

Ventura County:     It is a county in the southern part of California. It is located on California’s Pacific coast. It is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. The county seat is the city of Ventura (formally known as San Buenaventura).  The following places of the county have Gurdwaras:-

Moorpark:     It is a city located in Ventura County in Southern California. Moorpark was founded in 1900 by Robert Poindexter, presumably named after the Moorpark apricots that grew in the area. The city has experienced a great amount of growth since the late 1970s. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Gurdwara of Ventura County

 

Address:        3076 Loma vista Rd, Moorpark, California 93003, USA

 

Telephone:    (805) 641-0902

 

Ventura (officially the City of San Buenaventura; commonly called San Buenaventura before 1891):                        It is the county seat of Ventura County, California. It was incorporated in 1866. Ventura is accessible via U.S. Route 101, State Route 33 and State Route 126. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

 

Sikh Gurdwara of Ventura County

 

Address:        3076 Loma Vista Road, Ventura, California 93303, USA

 

Telephone:    (805) 641-0902

 

Tulare County:        It is a county located in the Central Valley California. Its county seat is Visalia. The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. Drained for agricultural development, the site is now in Kings County, which was created in 1893 from the western portion of the formerly larger Tulare County. Following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

 Porterville:    It is also known as Band Town USA. It is a city located in the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California. The city’s population grew dramatically as the city annexed many properties and unincorporated areas in and around Porterville. Not included in the city’s population is East Porterville. It has the following Gurdawra:-

 

Sikh Center of Porterville

 

Address:        22334 W Thurman, Porterville, California 93257, USA

 

Kern County:           It is a county spanning across the southern end of the California Central Valley. Its county seat is Bakersfield. The county’s economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction. There is also strong aviation, space, and military presence, such as Edwards Air Force Base and China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station. Following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

 Bakersfield: It is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, which are 110 miles (180 km) to the north and south respectively. The city is also the county seat for Kern County, the third largest county in California in area (which encompasses the entire MSA). Bakersfield has a very diverse economy. Kern County is the most productive oil producing county and the fourth most productive agricultural county (by value) in the United States. Other industries include natural gas and other energy extraction, aerospace, mining, petroleum refining, manufacturing, distribution, food processing, and corporate/regional headquarters. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh Temple Incorporated Bakersfield

 

Address:        2000 Oak Street, Bakersfield, California 93301, USA

 

Bakersfield Sikh Temple:             Sikh Temple on S. P St in Bakersfield, CA is in the Beach California section(s) Religious Organizations.

 

Address:        2400 South P Street, Bakersfield, California 93301, USA

 

Telephone:    (661) 397-8651, (805) 397-8651

 

Website:         www.bakersfieldsikhtemple.org

 

Gurdwara Sahib of Bakersfield   

 

Address:        1925 Planz Rd, Bakersfield, California 93304, USA

 

Telephone:    (661) 397-3413, (661) 397-5780

 

Website:         www.gurdwarasahibbakersfield.com

 

Gurdwara Guru Angad Darbar Inc

 

Address:        3905 Hughes Ln Singh Plz E 1, Bakersfield, California 93304, USA

 

Guru Nanak’s Mission of Bakersfield Inc

 

Address:        8601 SH St, Bakersfield, California 93307, USA

 

Telephone:    (661) 827-971

Gurdwara Guru Angad Darbar
Address:        8100 Stine Rd, Bakersfield, California, 93313, USA

 

Telephone:    (661) 396-2775

Gurdwara Guru Dashmesh Darbar Bakersfield

 

Address:        7000 Wible Road, Bakersfield, CA 93313, USA

 

Phone:           661-831-7222

 

Fresno County:      It is a county located in the Central Valley California. It is located south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. It has an area of 6,017.4 square miles (15,585 km²). The county seat is Fresno. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Caruthers:    It is located in Fresno County, California. Caruthers is located 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Fresno at an elevation of 246 feet (75 m). It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Pacific Coast Diwan Society Caruthers

 

Address:        2025 W Clemenceau Avenue, Caruthers, California 93609, USA

 

Telephones:  (209) 864-9904, (559) 864-7000

 

Clovis:           It is a city located in Fresno Society County, California. It is located northeast of Fresno. It is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of downtown Fresno at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m).

 

Gurdwara Clovis

 

Address:        820 N Sunnyside Ave, Clovis, CA 93611, USA

 

Telephone:    (559) 325-9812

 

Kerman (formerly, Collis):            It is a city located at the intersection of State Route 180 and State Route 145 in Fresno County, California. Kerman is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Fresno at an elevation of 220 feet (67 m). It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Anandgarh Sahib Gurudwara, Kerman

 

Address:        650 S Vineland, Kerman, California 93630, USA

 

Telephone:    (559) 846-6804

 

Pinedale:      It is a previously unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It lies at an elevation of 348 feet (106 m). It was once a rural community located on the Southern Pacific Railroad. It is located at a distance of 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northwest of Clovis, but, it has since become surrounded and annexed by the city of Fresno. Millerton Lake State Recreational Area is located to its NE. The first post office of Pinedale was opened in 1923. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Guru Nanak Sikh Society Fresno
Address:        295 W Beachwood Ave, Pinedale, CA 93650, USA

 

Telephone:    (559) 437-9117

 

Fresno:         It is a city located in Central California. It is the county seat of Fresno County, California. Fresno is in the center of the San Joaquin Valley. It is the largest city in the Central Valley. It is located approximately 200 miles (320 km) north of Los Angeles, and 170 miles (270 km) south of the state capital, Sacramento. The name Fresno is the Spanish language word for the ash tree. An ash leaf is featured on the city’s flag. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Gurdwara Nanaksar

Address:        3038 S Cherry Ave, Fresno, California 93706, USA
Telephone:    (559) 485-8443

 

Shri Guru Ravidas Sabha Central Valley California

 

Address:        5025 S Cherry Ave, Fresno, California 93706

 

Gurdwara Guru Nanak Parkash

 

Address:        4150.W.Lincoln.Ave Fresno California 93706, USA

 

Telephone:    (559) 486-3091

 

Nanaksar Satsang Sabha
Address:        3860 N Cornelia Ave, Fresno, California 93722, USA

Telephone:    (559) 271-5870

 

Gurdwara Nanaksar
Address:        3060 South Cherry Avenue, Fresno, CA 93725
Telephone:    (559) 442-9323

 

Gurdwara gur Nanak Parkash

 

Address:        4250 E Lincoln Ave, Fresno, California 93725, USA

 

Telephone:    (559) 834-4780, 559-834-9444

 

Website:         www.gurdwaragurnanakprakash.com

 

Fresno Singh Sabha

 

Address:        2604 E Dakota Ave, Fresno, California 93726, USA

Telephone:    (559) 225-1833, (661) 396-2775

Website:         www.fresnosikhs.com

 

Pacific Khalsa Diwan Society

 

Address:        14335 S Cedar Avenue, Fresno, California 95326, USA

Telephone:    (510) 741-7089, (510) 791-9923

 

Sikh Temple

 

Address:        P.O. Box 382, Fresno, California 95334, USA

Telephone:    (209) 394-3282, (209) 394 9894

 

 San Joaquin:           It is a city in Fresno County, California. The nearest high school in the area is Tranquility High School in Tranquility. San Joaquin is located at a distance of 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Kerman at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m). It has the following Gurdwaras:-
Guru Nanak Sikh Temple

 

Address:        8695 S Main Street, San Joaquin, California 93660, USA

Telephone:     (559) 693-2316, (559) 693 9995

 

Sikh Center of Pacific Coast

 

Address:        3185 South Main Street, San Joaquin, California 93660, USA
Telephone:    (209) 693 9995

 

Selma:           It is a city located in Fresno County, California. Selma is located at a distance of 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Fresno at an elevation of 308 feet (94 m). It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Gurdwara Kalgidhar Sahib

 

Address:        10011 Golden State Blvd, Selma, California 93662, USA

 

Telephone:    (559) 898-0409

 

Shri Guru Ravidas Sabha

 

Address:        2650 Blaine Ave, Selma, California 93662, USA

 

 

 Sikh Center of Pacific Coast:      Sikhs of Selma and surrounding areas finished construction of the new Sikh Temple, known as a Sikh Center of Pacific Coast, in Selma at Highland Avenue just a few blocks away from the old much smaller complex. The new complex consists of two large buildings, the main hall and a Langar hall.

           
Address:        3185 Highland Ave, Selma, California 93662, USA

 

Telephone:    (559) 896-3646, (559) 896-9893

 

Madera County:      It is a county of California. The southeastern most part of Yosemite National Park is located in the county’s northeast. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Madera:         It is a city located in and the county seat of Madera County, California. It is located in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The City of Madera is home to the Madera Unified School District. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh council of Centeral California

 

Address:        860 E almonds Ave, Madera, California 93637, USA

 

Website:         www.sikhcouncilcentralca.com

 

Sikh Religious Society of Madera California Inc

 

Address:        26630 Avenues 13, Madera, California 93637, USA

 

San Mateo County (Spanish name for Saint Matthew):         It is a county located in the San Francisco Bay area of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county and Silicon Valley begins at the southern end. Its county seat is Redwood City. It is strongly Democratic, ethnically diverse and affluent. The county’s built up areas are mostly suburban with some areas being urban. It is home to several corporate campuses. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

 

Menlo Park:  It is an affluent town at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Menlo Park is one of the most educated cities in the state of California and the United States, with nearly 70% of its residents having earned an advanced degree. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Communications Council Inc

 

Address:        1032 Hollyburne Ave, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA

 

Santa Clara County:          It is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley. Santa Clara is the most populous county in the Bay Area region and one of the most affluent counties in the United States. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Sunnyvale:   It is a city located in Santa Clara County, California. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101. As part of the Silicon Valley, high tech companies such as Maxim Integrated Products, Juniper Networks, Fortinet, Palm Inc, AMD Net App, Spans ion, Yahoo, Applied Micro and Ariba are headquartered at this place. Sunnyvale is also home to several aerospace/defense companies; Lockheed Martin has a major facility in Sunnyvale, and Honeywell, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Marine Systems (formerly Joshua Hendy Iron Works), Finisar, and Spirent also have offices in Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale is also the home to Onizuka Air Force Station, where its main building, locally known as the Blue Cube, is its most prominent feature. The base, named for the deceased Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut Ellison Onizuka, was the primary artificial satellite control facility of the United States armed forces until August 2010. Sunnyvale is one of the few U.S. cities to have a single unified Department of Public Safety, where all personnel are trained as firefighters, police officers, and EMTs, so that they can respond to an emergency in any of the three roles. Library services for the city are provided by the Sunnyvale Public Library, located at the Sunnyvale Civic Center. It has the following gurdwara:-

 

International Institute of Gurmat Studies Inc

 

Address:        1579 Peacock Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94087, USA

Telephone:    (408) 773-9878

 

Palo Alto:      It is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is named after a redwood tree called El Palo Alto. The city includes portions of Stanford University and is headquarters to a number of Silicon Valley high technology companies including Hewlett Packard (HP), VMware, Tesla Motors, Ning, IDEO, Wealth front and Palantir Technologies. It has served as an incubator to several other high-technology companies such as Apple Inc., Google, Face book, Logitech, Intuit, Sun Microsystems, Pinterest, and Pay Pal. Palo Alto was established by Leland Stanford when he established Stanford University following the death of his son Leland Stanford Jr. Palo Alto is one of the most expensive cities in the United States and its residents are among the most educated in the country. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh Ethnic Values Association

 

Address:        PO Box 5905, Palo Alto, California 94305, USA
Telephone:    (415) 322 7382

 

Sikh Foundation

 

Address:        580 College Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94306, USA

 

Telephone:    (650) 494-7454

 

Fax:                (650) 494-3316

 

Website:         www.sikhfoundation.org

 

Milpitas:        It is a city located in Santa Clara County, California. With Alameda County bordering directly on the north, Milpitas sits in the extreme northeast section of the South Bay, bordering the East Bay and Fremont. Milpitas is also located within the Silicon Valley. The corporate headquarters of Maxtor, LSI Corporation, Flextronics, Adaptec, Intersil, Cisco Systems, JDSU, KLA Tencor, and San Disk sit within the industrial zones of Milpitas. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Milpitas Gurdwara Sahib

 

Address:        1126 Yosemite Drive, PO Box 360891, Milpitas, California 95035, USA

 

Telephone:    (408) 263-1175, (408) 655-5175

 

Sikh Foundation of Milpitas

 

Address:        PO Box 360416, Milpitas, California 95036, USA

 

San Martin:   It is located in Santa Clara County, California. It takes its name from St Martin of Tours, the patron saint of early pioneer Martin Murphy, who built the first Catholic Church in the area. Like neighboring Morgan Hill and Gilroy, San Martin is a large producer of garlic and table mushrooms. It is also home to the volunteer-run Wings of History aviation museum, located next to South County Airport. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Guru Nanak Mission Inc

 

Address:        15085 Sycamore Ave, San Martin, California 95046, USA

 

Santa Clara: It was founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852. It is a city in Santa Clara County, California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the grounds of Santa Clara University. Saint Clare is the patron saint of Santa Clara. Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley. It is home to the headquarters of Intel, Applied Materials, NVIDIA, Agilent Technologies and many other high-tech companies. It is home to both Mission College and Santa Clara University, the latter being the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of California. Santa Clara is also home to California’s Great America (an amusement park operated by Cedar Fair, LP. The San Francisco 49ers NFL football team has its headquarters and practice facilities in Santa Clara. Santa Clara owns and operates an electric utility called Silicon Valley Power. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Chardi Kala Sikh Community Center
Address:        1245 N. Winchester Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050, USA

 

Telephone:    (408) 247-8027
Website:         http://www.chardikalaa.com/

 

San Jose:     It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. It is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay. San Jose is the largest city within Silicon Valley, which is a major component of the greater San Francisco Bay Area (a region of 7.6 million people) It is the largest city in Northern California. San Jose was founded on November 29, 1777, as El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe(the first civilian town) in the Spanish Colony of Nueva California ( which later became Alta California). The city served as a farming community to support Spanish military installations at San Francisco and Monterey. When California gained statehood in 1850, San Jose served as its first capital. After more than 150 years as a small farming city, San Jose and the surrounding Santa Clara Valley became the last (and largest) contiguous area of undeveloped land surrounding the San Francisco Bay. San Jose experienced increased demand for housing from soldiers and veterans returning from World War II. San Jose then continued its aggressive expansion during the 1950s and 1960s by annexing more land area. The rapid growth of the high-technology and electronics industries further accelerated the transition from an agricultural center, to an urbanized metropolitan area. By the 1990s, San Jose’s location within the booming local technology industry earned the city its nickname, Capital of Silicon Valley. San Jose now maintains global city status. It is the largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area in terms of population, land area, and industrial development. San Jose, along with the Santa Clara Valley, experienced about half a century of spectacular suburban sprawl, with characteristics of intense urbanization similar to the Los Angeles area of Southern California. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh Temple San Jose

 

Address:        10^th Street down Town, San Jose, Ca 95112, USA

 

Namdhari Sikh Sangat

 

Address:        1607 Ingles Ln, San Jose, California 95118, USA

 

Sikh Gurdwara San Jose
Address:        3636 Murillo Ave, San Jose, California 95148, USA

 

Telephone:    (408) 274-9373

Fax:                (408) 274-3712

 

Website:         www.sikhgurdwarasj.org

 

Gurdwara Sahib San Jose

 

Address:        2785 Quimby Road, San Jose, California 95148, USA 

Telephone:    (408) 274-9373

 

 San Francisco:       It is officially the City and County of San Francisco. It is the leading financial and cultural center of North California and the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco encompasses a land area of about 46.9 square miles (121 km²) on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a density of about 17,179 people per square mile (6,632 people per km²). It is the most densely settled large city (population greater than 200,000) in the state of California. The city is also the financial and cultural hub of the larger San Jose San Francisco Oakland metropolitan area. San Francisco (Spanish name for “Saint Francis”) was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonist from Spain established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for St. Francis of Assisi a few miles away. The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought rapid growth, making it the largest city on the West Coast at that time. Due to the growth of its population, San Francisco became a consolidated city county in 1856. After three quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, hosting the Panama Pacific International Exposition nine years later. During World War II, San Francisco was the port of embarkation for service members shipping out to the Pacific Theater. After the war, the confluence of returning servicemen, massive immigration, liberalizing attitudes, and other factors led to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement, cementing San Francisco as a center of liberal activism in United States. Today, San Francisco is one of the top tourist destinations in the world. It is renowned for its cool summers, fog, steep rolling hills, electric mix of architecture and landmarks including the Gold Gate Bridge, cable cars, the former prison on Alcatraz Island, and its Chinatown district. It is also a primary banking and finance center. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Guru Ram Das Ashram
Address:        1390 Waller Street, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
Telephone:    (415) 863-0132, (415) 864-9642

 

Bay Area Sikh Society
Address:        P.O. Box 280014, San Francisco, California 94128, USA

Telephone:    (415) 878-9449

 

Solano County:       It is a county located in California. It is located about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento. It is officially one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. It is also one of the four North Bay counties. The county seat is Fairfield. Its largest city is Vallejo. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Fairfield:        It is a city located in Solano County California. It is generally considered the midpoint between the cities of San Francisco and Sacramento. It is located approximately 38 miles (61 km) from the city center of both cities. Fairfield was founded in 1859 by clipper ship Captain Robert H Waterman. It was named after his former hometown of Fairfield Connecticut. It is the home of Travis Air Force Base and the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Guru Nanak Sikh Temple

Address:        2948 Rockville Road, Fairfield, California 94534, USA
Telephone:    (209) 836-3092, (707) 421-0707
Website:         www.sikhtemple.com

 

Vallejo:          It is the largest city in Solano County, California. Vallejo is named for General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (the neighboring city of Benicia is named for his wife). Vallejo is home to the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom theme park (formerly Marine World and Marine World Africa USA); the now-defunct Mare Island Naval Shipyard; the regional office for Region 5 of the United States Forest Service; the California Maritime Academy (part of the California State University system); the Vallejo Center campus of Solano Community College; and Touro University California, a graduate school offering programs in osteopathic medicine, education, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, and public health. Ferry service runs from a terminal on Mare Island Strait to San Francisco, through the Bay Link division of SolTrans. Vallejo has twice served as the capital of the state of California: once in 1852 and again in 1853, both periods being brief. Some of the first Europeans drawn to the Vallejo area were attracted by the sulfur springs; in the year 1902 the area was named Blue Rock Springs. In 2008, Vallejo became the largest city to file for bankruptcy in California history (later surpassed by Stockton in 2012). It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Society of Vallejo

 

Address:        187 couch St, Vallejo, California 94590, USA

 

Alameda County:   It is a county in California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Fremont:       It is a city located in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956 by the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs. The city is named after American explorer John Charles Fremont (the Great Pathfinder). It is located in the southeast section of the San Francisco Bay Area in the East Bay region. It is the closest East Bay city to Silicon Valley. The area consisting of Fremont, Newark (an enclave of Fremont), and Union City (formed from the communities of Alvarado and DeCoto) is now known as the Tri-City Area. Fremont is the sister city to Elizabeth, South Australia; Puerto Penasco, Mexico; Fukaya, Japan; Horta, Azores, Portugal; Lipa City, Philippines; and Jaipur, India. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Gurdwara Sahib Fremont:           Fremont Gurdwara Sahib is a 501(c) (3) tax exempt non profit organization, located in the city of Fremont, Northern California. It was founded in 1978. The Gurdwara sahib is open 7 days a week and conducts daily programs for local Sikhs and visitors to pray and seek blessings. It has more than 9000 registered members. Since establishment, Fremont Gurdwara has been consistently involved in providing help and sharing (Vand Chakna) with the needy and homeless people around the world, especially during disasters. During Katrina (the Tsunami in Thailand) and the earthquake in South Asia, Fremont Gurdwara donated thousands of dollars, food, clothes, blankets and items of personal hygiene.

Address:        300 Gurdwara Road, Fremont (Hill side Ave), California 94536, USA

 

Telephone:    (510) 741-7089, (510) 790-3755, (510) 791-9923, (510) 791-7089

 

Fax:                (510) 790-0177

 

Website:         http://www.fremontgurdwara.org

 

Hayward (formerly, Haywards, Haywards Station, and Haywood):         It is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County, California. It is located primarily between Castro Valley and Union City. It lies at the eastern terminus of the San Mateo Hayward Bridge. The city was devastated early in its history by the namesake 1868 Hayward earthquake. From the early 20th century until the beginning of the 1980s, Hayward’s economy was dominated by its (now defunct) food canning industry. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Temple Hayward

Address:        1805 Hill Ave, Hayward, California 94541, USA
Telephone:    (510) 888-1600

 

Sikh Missionary Society of USA Inc

 

Address:        2322 Hidden Oaks Dr, Hayward, California 95541

 

Telephone:    (209) 538 1470

 

Newark:        It is a city located in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated as a city in September 1955. Newark is an enclave, surrounded by the city of Fremont. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Shri Guru Ravidas Sabha Bay Area California

 

Address:        5785 Robertson Ave, Newark, California 94560, USA

 

San Leandro:          It is a suburban city in Alameda County, California. It is located on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, between Oakland to the northwest and Hayward to the southeast. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Hargobind Sadan Gurdwara

Address:        421 Sybil Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577, USA
Telephone:    510-895-2813

 

Sikh Sewak Society

 

Address:        2487 Yaffe Dr, San Leandro, California 94578, USA

 

Berkeley:      It is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California. Berkeley is located in northern Alameda County. The city is named after Bishop George Berkeley. Berkeley is the site of the University of California, Berkeley, the oldest of the University of California system, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Library. It is also home to the Graduate Theological Union. The city is noted as one of the most politically liberal in the nation. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Dharma of the Bay Area

 

Address:        2669 Le Conte, Berkeley, California 94709, USA

 

Contra Costa County (It is a Spanish name for opposite coast): It is a primarily suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The county seat is Martinez. The following places of the county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Pittsburg (formerly Black Diamond and New York of the Pacific):           It is a city located in eastern Contra Costa County, California, the outer portion of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The city has access to one BART station, the Pittsburg/ Bay Point Station located in Pittsburg near Bay Point. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Shri Guru Ravidas Sabha

 

Address:        2150 Crestview Drive, Pittsburg, California 94565, USA

 

Telephone:    (925) 439-2355

 

El Sobrante:             It is located in Contra Costa County, California. The Spanish name ‘El Sobrante’ translates to ‘remainder’ in English. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

The Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area;             It is locates about twenty five miles north of San Francisco. El Sobrante Gurdwara Shaib is located at the hilltop of the El Sobrante Valley hills. It is serving the Sikh community in the Bay Area and given the name Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area. Gurdwara came into existence in late 1970s. Previously, local Sikhs carried out the religious ceremonies in their homes. As more Sikhs immigrated to the Bay Area, Sikh community decided that a Sikh Temple was necessary to serve local Sikhs in carrying out general ceremonies like weddings and Akhand Path. Situated at the hilltop, its architecture and uniqueness attracts many people to come and see the site. At the northeast wing of Second floor, a huge deck offers a breath taking view of the El Sobrante valley and San Pablo Bay.

 

Address:        3550 Hill Crest Road, El Sobrante, California 94803, USA

 

Telephone:    (415) 223 9987, (510) 223-1102, (510) 223-9987, (510) 372-0607

 

Email:            info@mygurdwara.com

 

Website:         www.angelfire.com/ak/satguru

 

San Joaquin County:        It is a county located in Central Valley of California. It is located east of the San Francisco Bay Area. The county seat is Stockton. The following places of the county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Stockton:      It is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California. In and around Stockton are thousands of miles of waterways and rivers that make up the California Delta. The city hosts the annual Asparagus Festival. It is the location of Haggin Museum (an art and history museum built in Victory Park in 1931). The museum displays 19th and 20th century works of art and houses local historical exhibits. For much of the later 19th century, starting with the Gold Rush, Stockton was one of the largest cities in the state. In July 2012 Stockton became the largest city ever to file for protection under Chapter 9 of the US Bankruptcy code. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan Society:    It is the first Gurdwara Sahib built to serve the Sikhs living in the United States. The Gurdwara came into existence in 1912. A small frame house that was already standing on the lot was used as the main building of the Gurdwara. This building is still used for a library.

Address:        1930 South Grant Street, Stockton, California 95206, USA

 
Telephone:    (209) 460-0843, (209) 946-9039

 

Website:         www.stocktongurdwarasahib.com

 

Stockton Satsung Mandal Inc

 

Address:        PO Box 9108, Stockton, California 95208, USA

 

Tracy:            It is the second most populated city in San Joaquin County, California and an exurb of San Francisco. The population was 82,922 at the 2010 census. Tracy is located inside a triangle formed by Intersection 205 on the north side of the city, Intersection 5 to the east, and Intersection 580 to the southwest. This has given rise to Tracy’s motto, now recorded on the city’s website: “Think inside the Triangle”. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Gurdwara Guru Nanak Parkash Damdami Taksal

 

Address:        16101 West Grant Line Road, Tracy, California 95376, USA

 

Telephone:    (209) 836-0971, (209) 836-3092, (209) 836-3093

 

Turlock:        It is a city in Stanislaus County, California. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh Temple Turlock

 

Address:        1373 5^th Street, Turlock, California 95380, USA

 

Telephone:    (209) 632-4653

 

Sikh Religion Research and Preaching Center

 

Address:        2210 Lauren Cir, Turlock, California 95380, USA

 

Stanislaus County:            It is a county located in the Central Valley of California. The county seat is Modesto. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Modesto:      It is the county seat and largest city of. Modesto is located in the central Valley area of Northern California. Modesto is surrounded by rich farmland. In farm production, it is led by milk, almonds, chickens, walnuts and corn silage. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Sikh Temple Gurdwara Modesto

 

Address:        PO Box 2161, 5713 Hatch Road, Modesto, California 95307, USA

 

Telephone:    (209) 538-1470

 

Hughson:     It is a city in located in Stanislaus County, California. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Gurdwara Sahib Modesto –cares

Address:        5713 E. Hatch Road, Hughson, California 95326, USA

Telephone:    (209) 538 1470, (209) 538-4100, (209) 538-9816

 

North California Sikh Society

 

Address:        6718 Hughson Ave, Hughson, California 95326, USA

 

Telephone:    (209) 883-2156

 

Merced County:      It is a county located in the Central Valley of California. It is located north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. The county seat is Merced. The county is named after the Merced River. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Livingston:   It is a city in Merced County, California. Livingston is located 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of Atwater at an elevation of 131 feet (40 m). Livingston’s total area is 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), including undeveloped farmland annexed in anticipation of future growth. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh Temple
Address:        6134 Dwight Way, Livingston, California 95334, USA
Telephone:    (209) 394-8627

 

Sikh Temple Livingston

Address:        2765 Peach Ave, Livingston, California 95334, USA

Telephone:    (209) 394-3282

 

Guru Nanak Sikh Temple

 

Address:        884-B Street, Livingston, California 95334, USA

 
Telephone:    (209) 394-3160, (209) 394-3756, (209) 394-9894

 

Hazur Sahib Gumat Parchar Sabha Sacramento

 

Address:        7221 N Pacific Avenue, Livingston, California 95334, USA

 

Telephone:    (209) 394-6105

 

 

Sonoma County:    It is located on the northern coast of California. It is the largest (in area) and northernmost of the nine San Francisco Bay Area Counties. Its largest city and county seat is Santa Rosa. Sonoma is the southwestern county and largest producer of California’s Wine Country region (It includes Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties. It has 13 approved American Viticulture Areas and over 250 wineries. It is leading producer of poultry products, hops, grapes, prunes, apples and dairy products, largely due to the extent of available fertile agricultural land. It has the abundance of high quality irrigation water. More than 7.4 million tourists visit this county each year. Sonoma County is the home of Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College. Sonoma County is also home to several Native American Tribes. The voters have twice approved open space initiatives that have provided funding for public acquisition of natural areas, preserving forested areas, coastal habitat, and other open space. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

 

Santa Rosa:             It is the county seat of Sonoma County, California. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California’s North Coast, Wine County and the North Bay. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

North Bay Sikh Foundation

 

Address:        3645 Melcon Lane, Santa Rosa, California 95407, USA

 

Telephone:    (707) 586-7967

 

Website:         www.nbsf.cib.net

 

Sacramento County:         It is a county in California. Its county seat is Sacramento, which is also the state capital. The County covers about 994 square miles (2,570 km²) in the middle of the California Central Valley. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Rio Linda: It is located in Sacramento County, California. It has the following Gurdwara:-

Shri Guru Ravidas Temple

Address:        6221 16th St, Rio Linda, CA 95673, USA

Telephone:    (916) 992-1710

 

Sacramento:            It is the capital city of California. It is the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California’s expansive Central Valley. Sacramento was cited by Time magazine as America’s most ethnically and racially integrated city in 2002. During the California Gold Rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express, and the First Transcontinental Railroad. California State University, Sacramento, more commonly known as Sacramento State or Sac State, is the major local university. It is one of the twenty-three campuses of the California State University system. University of the Pacific’s Mc George School of Law is located in historic Oak Park. In addition, the University of California, Davis is located in nearby Davis at a distance of 15 miles (24 km) west of the capital. The UC Davis Medical Center, a world-renowned research hospital, is located in the city of Sacramento. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Gurdwara Prabh Milne Ka Chao

Address:        10371 Jackson Road, Sacramento, CA 95683, USA

Telephone:    (916) 363-1970

Sikh Temple Sacramento

 

 

Address:        2301 Evergreen Avenue, West Sacramento, California 95691, USA
Telephone:    (916) 371-5415, (916) 371 9787,

 

Email:             webmaster@sikhtemple.org

 

Website:         www.sikhtemple.org

 

Mata Nanaki Sikh Temple

 

Address:        7010 27^th St, Sacramento, California 95822, USA

 

Gurdwara Sahib Dashmesh Darbar

Address:        7733 Elk Grove/Florin Rd, Sacramento, CA 95828, USA
Telephone:    (916) 416-3943

 

Guru Nanak Sat Sangat of California

 

Address:        8132 Elsie Avenue, P.O. Box 292365, Sacramento, California 95828, USA

 

Telephone:    (916) 689 1153,

 

Fax:                (916) 689 0865

 

Website:         www.elsiegurdwara.org

 

Sacramento Sikh Society:           It caters to the needs of the Sikh population residing in the Greater Sacramento area. It also runs Sunday school. The school provides education to students in Punjabi language. It also helps them to study spiritual, moral and cultural traditions of the Sikh religion.

 

 Address :      7676 Bradshaw Road. Sacramento, California 95829, USA

 

Telephone:    (916) 688-3020

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Website:         www.sacsikhsociety.org

 

Antelope:      It is a located in Sacramento County, California. It is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Sacramento and 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Roseville. It has the following Gurdwaras:-
Sikh Society of Greater Sacramento

 

Address:        3928 Garmisch Ct, Antelope, California 95843, USA

 

Capital Sikh Center

 

Address:        300 U Street, Antelope, CA 95843, USA

 

Gold River:   It is located in Sacramento County, California. The community of Gold River consists of a residential planned development and some smaller subdivisions served by Gold River Discovery Center (a K through 8 school), as well as some retail, commercial and light industrial areas. The community consists of detached single family homes, duplex and triplexes, as well as a condominium development. Gold River lies between the cities of Rancho Cordova on the South, Folsom on the East, and the American River to the North. The Gold River Community Association is the master association for the 25 separate “villages” that make up the planned development. Each village has its own sub associations as well. The community remains an unincorporated part of Sacramento County. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Guru Gobind Singh Foundation
Address:        2051 Last Chance Court, Gold River, CA 96570, USA
Telephone:    916-635-1247, 916-852-6535

 

Website:         http://www.ggsf.org/

Placer County:        It is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the California (the Gold Country). It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento, Placer County is one of the fastest growing counties in California. Its county seat is Auburn. The following places in this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

Roseville (formerly known as Roseville Junction, Junction, and Griders):       It is a city located in Placer County, California. It located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. Roseville is the largest city in Placer County. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sri Sachkhand Sahib

 

Address:        1090 Main Street, Roseville, California 95678, USA

 

Telephone:    (916) 773-4812

 

Website:        www.sikhtemple.us

 

Sikh Temple
Address:        201 Berkeley Ave, Roseville, CA  95678, USA
Telephone:    (916) 773-3828

Fax:                (916) 773-6781

 

 Sikh Society of Greater Sacramento

Address:        1052 Melody Ln, Roseville, California 95678, USA
Telephone:    (916) 371-9787

 

El Dorado County:             It is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is located at the foothills California. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville. The population of El Dorado County has grown as the Greater Sacramento has expanded into the region. In the unique Lake Tahoe area of the county, environmental awareness and environmental protection initiatives have grown along with the population since the 1960 Winter Olympics hosted at Squaw Valley Ski Resort in neighboring Placer County. The following places in this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

El Dorado Hills (EDH):      It is located in El Dorado County, California. It is located at a distance of 22 miles (35 km) east of the state capital of Sacramento. The area of EDH was expanded from 17.9 square miles (46 km²) in 2000 to 48.606 square miles (125.89 km²) in 2010. It has the following Gurdwara:-

 

Guru Harkrishan Sikh Temple

Address:        4081 Marble Mountain Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, USA

 

Sutter County:        It is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of California. It is located north of state capital Sacramento. Its county seat is Yuba City. The following places of this county have Gurdwaras:-

 

 Live Oak:      It is an incorporated city in Sutter County, California. It is part of the Yuba City Metropolitan Area within the Greater Sacramento. It includes a hamlet historically named Stafford. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh Temple, Gridley

 

Address:        P.O. Box 158, 8381 Kent Ave, Live Oak, California 95953, USA

 

Telephone:    (510) 223-9987

 

Gridley Live Oa

k Gurdwara Sahib
Address:        9939 P St, Live Oak, California 95953, USA
Telephone:    (530) 695-8908,

 

 Address:        2433 Date Street, Live Oak, CA 95953, USA

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Telephone:    (530) 695-2546

 

Sikh council of North America

 

Address:        2252 Julie Way, Live Oak, California 93953, USA

 

Telephone:    (508) 478-2469

 

Yuba City      It is a North California city, founded in 1849. It is the county seat of Sutter County, California. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

Sikh Temple of Yuba City:           It serves as a cultural center for about 20,000 Sikhs residing in and around Yuba City. The Gurdwara building was constructed in an area of 30 acres in 1969. On the first Sunday of each November, about 75,000 Sikh followers and people of other religions from all over the world converge at this location to celebrate the annual Gurgaddi procession of Guru Granth Sahib. The Gurdwara complex is surrounded by an adequate parking area with a football field at the back of the complex. The Gurdwara a well kept kitchen with Langar facility.

 

Address:        2468 Tierra Buena, Yuba City, California 90650, USA

 

Telephone:     (530) 365-7187, (530) 673-9918, (916) 673-9918

Website:         www.sikhtempleyubacity.org

 

Tierra Buena Gurudwara

 

Address:        2568 Tierra Buena, Yuba City, California 90650, USA

 

Sikh Community Service Organization

 

Address:        1742 Wingfoot Dr, Yuba City, California 95993, USA

 

Sri Guru Nanak Temple

 

Address:        2269 Bouge Road, Yuba City, California  95993, USA
Telephone:    (530) 671-7237, (530) 671-9816

 

 Guru Nanak Sikh Society of Yuba City

 

Address:        1521 Germaine Dr, Yuba City, California 95993, USA

 

Shasta County:       It is a county located in the northern portion of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range. Its county seat is Redding. Among the tourist attractions in Shasta County are Shasta Lake, Lassen Peak, and the Sundial Bridge.

 

Redding:       It is a city in Upstate California, located on Intersection 5 halfway between the Mexico and Canada borders, with the Sacramento River coursing through it. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California. Redding is the largest city in the Shasta Cascade region. The following Gurdwara is located at this place:-

 

Sikh Center Redding

 

Address:        2015 Shasta St Suite2, Redding, California 96001, USA          

 

Anderson:    It is a city in Shasta County, California. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Redding. The city was named after ranch owner Elias Anderson who granted the Orange and California Railroad track age rights and land for a station. It has the following Gurdwaras:-

 

 

Gurdwara The Sikh Centre, Redding
Address:        5400 Sikh Centre Drive, Anderson, CA 96007, USA

Telephone:    (530) 276-3792, (530) 365-5454, (530) 921-4185

Sikh Temple Redding
Address:        3900 Riverside Avenue, Anderson, CA 96007, USA
Telephone:    (530) 365-7187

 

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