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Guru Nanak Darbar of Albany

Address: 
1944 Union Street (Corner of Rt. 7 & St. Davidn's Lane)
Niskayuna , NY , 12309
Phone: 518-374-0313
42° 47' 39.9552" N, 73° 53' 11.6556" W
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A non-profit religious organization for the Sikh sangat of Albany, NY

The Albany area has about 100 Sikh families.  The Sikh Sangat in the Albany area comprises of professionals, small business owners and the elderly, all of whom are devoted Sikhs.

Guru Nanak Darbar of Albany, NY is a religious organizaton, incorporated on August 13, 2010 under Section 402 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York.  It is a tax-exempt religious organization under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Guru Nanak Darbar of Albany, Inc. strives to fulfill the following aims and objectives:
                   

  • To be a religious organization of the Sikhs who reside in the Albany, NY area, as well as any Sikh who may visit the area.  The organization will operate and maintain a Gurudwara Sahib in the Albany, NY area and will help to promote social, cultural and inter-religious understanding based on peace, love, justice, truth and harmony as preached by the Sikh Gurus.
  • To preserve and develop further interest in the teachings of the Sikh Gurus as enshrined in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
  • To hold Divans on Gurbani for the Sikh Sangat on a weekly basis, or more frequently as practical.
  • To organize the teachings of the Punjabi language, Shabad Kirtan, Gurbani Paath, and Sikh history to the Sikh youth and adults of the Albany, NY area.