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One of the two major Sikh temples (gurdwaras) in the Cleveland Metropolitan Area is the Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Temple, located in Bedford, Ohio. Named after the tenth, and the last Sikh human guru, this gurdwara is housed in a former Masonic hall. The Sikh community gathers here every Sunday and on major holidays. |
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The oldest Sikh Gurdwara (temple) in Ohio is located in a former church building in Richfield, south of Cleveland. Ohio's Bicentennial Commission honored this gurdwara with a historic marker in summer 2003. The Guru Nanak Foundation incorporated in 1976, and named after the first Sikh guru, renovated the building, adding a golden dome, and a hall for langar (communal meal). In the Sikh gurdwaras, the whole congregation sits on the ground in rows to partake of langar, thus emphasizing universal equality and humility. |
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The Hindu Temple in Columbus, Ohio, attempts in its new landscape to evoke the sanctity of the cow in Hinduism. |
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Interior of Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (temple), located south of Cleveland in Brunswick, Ohio. Most of the congregation of this temple has its roots in Gujarat, India. This temple is part of the worldwide BAPS or Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swami Narayan Sanstha, which has temples in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and America. |
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The Baitul Ahad Mosque building was formerly a Presbyterian church. It was renovated and converted into the mosque in 1986. Baitul Ahad Mosque, Bedford, OH. |
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The golden dome and the Islamic symbol of crescent on this Greek revival building were added to make it into a mosque. The Baitul Ahad Mosque represents Muslims of the Ahmadiyya movement, founded in 1889 by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. |
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Notice the Islamic declaration (shahada) in Arabic: There is no God but God, and Mohammad is the prophet. |
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Chuy Vien Quang, Vietnamese Buddhist Temple in Cleveland, Ohio. |
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Wat Keopa Samakhitham, Akron, Ohio. This Theravada Buddhist Wat (temple) found its location near the old Ohio-Erie Canal's system of locks in Akron, Ohio. One house serves as the residence of the monks, the other houses the temple. The congregation is primarily Laotian and Cambodian. |
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The Laotian-Cambodian community renovated this house to serve as temple. |
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A display of future temple to be built on the foundation being set between the two houses. |
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Mahasuvat Paptaso, Temple Monk of Wat Keopa Samakhitham, Akron, Ohio. |
