Gurdwara Palatine Sikh Religious Society (SRS), based in Palatine, Illinois, is a United States-based Not-for-Profit Religious Organization and a place of worship, incorporated in 1972. It manages the largest Gurdwaara Sahib (Sikh Worship Center) of Midwest America at 1280 Winnetka Street, Palatine on a Campus spread over fourteen acres of land at a prime location in Chicago's metropolitan area. In a seven-day-a-week religious program, devotees visit the Gurdwaara Sahib to make prayers, listen to the Sikh hymns (Kirtan), and discourses on Spirituality.
In September 2010, the Sikh Religious Society of Chicago attracted public controversy when unveiling their plans to build a 40-foot dome.[1] After feedback from the neighboring residents, the Gurdwaara management decided to lower the height of the dome.[2] The Mool Nanakshahi Calendar Implementation Conference in 2017 was hosted by the SRS which attracted speakers and hundreds of attendees from various parts of the world including the United States, India, Australia and Canada.[3][4][5]
The SRS has been an active participant in serving the local communities. In 2019, the society was honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the Salvation Army, Metropolitan Division for its service and generosity since 1992.[6]
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^"Sikhs scale down temple dome plans". UPI. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
^Bodiwala, Suresh (2017-11-18). "Sikh Religious Society Organizes Two -day Conference in Chicago to Implement Mool Nanakshahi Calendar". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
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