La Habra Gurdwara

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La Habra Gurdwara The Sikh Temple is open every Sunday from 11AM to 2.30 PM . We are currently located at 1701 W La Habra Blvd, La Habra, CA USA. At the intersection of Beach Blvd. and La Habra Blvd.

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Guru Nanak Sikh Society USA welcomes people of all races and faiths. There is no membership fee, their is a box where those wishing to support the Gurdwara may leave an offering, but no one passes a tray or solicits funds and no appointment is needed to visit a Sikh temple.

Our Sikh Temple is held every Sunday from 11 AM to 2.30 PM. Free vegetarian food and tea with pakores ( fried vegetable dumplings or fritters) are served at the gurdwara. Around the world Gurdwaras generally have a free kitchen called a Langar or Guru ka Langar where the members of the Gurdwara take turns preparing and serving the congregation and any guests to the Gurdwara. The general idea being service to ones fellow men, women and children.

Following are some of the things one must remember when going to a Sikh Temple: Kindly cover your hair before entering the main hall of the Sikh Temple. We have rumaleins (a small cloth, like a handkerchief) available just before the entry, so just come in - you can pick one out , someone will be glad to help tie it if needed. Covering ones head is for the respect of our Sikh Holy Book (the present guru of the Sikhs known as Sri Guru Granth Sahib). Proper clothing is also expected with no shorts, short skirts or tank tops (bare shoulders). Sikhs wear items called the Five Ks (Articles of faith), many Gurwaras will give out the one known as a Kara (a steel wrist band) to anyone who asks for one.

Everyone must cover his/her head with a piece of cloth before entering the Sikh Temple , men (and women for that matter) can of course wear a turban and women may wear a scarf. Everyone must also take his or her shoes off at the entrance of the Temple. Again, taking shoes off and washing ones feet serves two purposes, the first is to show respect of the guru (the SGGS) and the second is for cleanliness. At any Gurdwara it would be a good idea to check to see if socks must also be removed, some Gurdwaras outside of India allow socks to be worn in the Gurdwara and Langar.

You must not enter the Sikh Temple with any illegal (street drugs), tobacco products, or alcoholic beverage on your person. Furthermore, you must also not be under the influence of any of these items (for instance, having the smell of beer, wine, alcohol or tobacco on your breath or clothing would be very disrespectful as Sikhs by their code of conduct are not to use these items. Usage of any of these products is prohibited in the Sikh Temple. Sikhism teaches Sikhs to live free of these substances. The last or tenth Human Guru, Guru Gobind Singh saw the danger of tobacco use in the 17th century and specifically forbade Sikhs to use it.

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