Glen Cove's Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur is a Sikh Gurdwara or temple in Glen Cove on Long Island, New York. It has an area of 15 acres near Long Island Sound. Gurdwara Sahib attracts an average weekly congregation of 200 families from the surrounding area. As of 2017, the head granthi was Paramjit Singh.
Buildings
The main building is built-up area, 20 rooms and three halls. There is a secondary building with a five-bedroom house as the residence of the sewadars. The property was purchased for $1.2 million to make a gurdwara. Previously, it was a gilded age mansion known as "Glenlo". The mansion itself dated back to 1850 but was renovated significantly in 1920 by Edward Irving Eldridge to a Greek revival style.
History It was founded by the Sikhs of Long Island, New York when they felt that they needed a larger facility. It separated from Gurdwara Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Center Plainview. The first head priest was Singh Sahib Gyani Jagtar Singh Jachak. Bhai Sahib left to serve again as an international Kathakaar.
Gurdwara events Gurdwara Sahib have Ragi Jathas by each month and Gurbani Vichar is done by Sikh preachers. It has weekly services and celebrates Gurpurabs:
Informal Diwan on Fridays from 7 to 8:30pm Formal weekly services on Sundays from 10 am with Sukhmani Sahib 11-12:15 Asa Di Var 12:15-12:45 Gurbani Katha 12:45-1 Kids Program 1-1:30 Shabad Kirtan Finished with Guru Ka Langar
People and associations Presently the granthi is Bhai Paramjit Singh. Sewadars of Gurdwara Sahib are Bhai Swinder Singh and Bhai Navdeep Singh. The president of Gurdwara Sahib is Sardar Harbinder Singh Sachdev and secretary is Sardar Mohan Singh Kabuli.
Associations and organizations associated with Gurdwara Sahib are East Punjab Sikh Society, Itshi Ladies Satsang, Sikh Missionary College, International Sikh Women's Council, American Sikh Prabhandak Committee, World Sikh Council, Akhand Keertani Jatha, The Sikh Coalition, and the Long Island Keertan Project.
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