This is my first Navratri in this area, and I brought my grandmother to MSM for a few days. Unfortunately, I feel the need to share a very unpleasant experience at this otherwise beautiful place of worship. An older woman named Bhavna, with brown and grey hair, behaved in an extremely mean and disrespectful manner toward my grandmother, who is 82 years old. There was no reason for this behaviour. Whatever stress or frustration she may have been experiencing, taking it out on an elderly woman crossed every limit of decency. It felt almost like elderly abuse. Several other women quietly told me that this Bhavna has such bursts often and tends to target older women. Many members of the congregation have stopped coming regularly because of these uncontrolled displays of anger. In today’s time, when everyone wishes for safety, respect, and peace in places of worship, such behaviour is deeply disturbing. This was not a pleasant experience for us, and I feel it must be brought to the notice of the right authority, though I am not sure where or how to file a formal complaint. For now, I am sharing this review so...
Read moreWe decided on hosting my wife’s baby shower at Manav Seva Mandir, and it was one of the best decisions we ever made. In this COVID times having a large, spacious, clean, and beautiful open hall is always a boon, even our guest felt more comfortable. We have hosted multiple events in the Chicagoland area, and this was hands down the most organized and stress-free event we have ever hosted. All the credit goes to the volunteers and the management team. They made sure our needs were well taken care of in a very professional manner. We were briefed about all the smallest details regarding the event early on. They were the most understanding and accommodating team we came across.
I highly recommend the Manav Seva Mandir Banquet Hall for hosting any of your...
Read moreMandir is very peaceful and beautiful but management is very bad no communication,very rude people never rent a hall in manav seva mandir anyone you talk they tell u different nothing shows on paper one person says I can use artist changing room I can use other person tells u you can't if u rent hall table chair u can get but they won't give you tablecloth with it,if u want to use stage focus lights extra money ,if u sell tickets whatever profits u get 50% of your profits they will take it u work hard and your profit they take it very very rude and unpleasant experience I would tell u all do not rent a hall in manav seva mandir president was very rude he didn't know how to talk to to people they are liars sorry to say but I'm very very upset about...
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