Hindu Dharmic Sabha of USA Inc — Attraction in Jersey City

My cousin had his engagement ceremony here. The temple area inside is beautiful with decorated ceilings. They had clean bathrooms and shoe area. Good parking space! But there is a lot of effort needed to be done on our part. Mr. Sonny's grandson did all he could to help us, he went out of his way to help and accommodate us (only reason for the 2 stars). First, the AC was not big enough to cool the whole place, even when it was just couple of us decorating, so imagine when it was 150 people, it was a boiler in there. Second, the kitchen was a MESS! There were boxes, rolls of paper towels, pots, and kitchenware everywhere. There was no organization, nothing to cover or hide the mess, so we had to clean and organize the kitchen ourselves, because that's where we were serving our food and wanted it to be presentable. Third, they had a little "store" (clothes and jewelry) in the back of the main event area. They said they could not put it away. That wasted ALOT of space that we could have used for our guests (most of which had to stand outside because of that). It was ugly! When it was time to clean up, we made sure everything was spotless, we swept, got rid of everything, and did the best we can with a half broken vacuum.

THE BIGGEST REASON FOR 2 STARS: The inside of the mandir is beautiful, but people remember how you make them feel. Communication is most resourceful tool, it can either make you or break you. The blatant DISRESPECT and INSULT that we got from Mr. Sonny ruined the best part of my cousins engagement. We are guyanese and there are always bad seeds, but my cousin had no control over what people do (as there may have been drinking in the parking lot, which we do not condone. It's a religious site and should be given the most upmost respect). Mr Sonny got on the loud speaker, as my cousin was in the process of cutting his engagement cake picture, and announced to ALL OF OUR GUESTS "there is drinking in the parking lot and THE GROOM NEEDS TO GO KICK THEM OUT". It was embarrassing. He should have came to one of the point of contact people there, the parents, or anyone to have us handle it, but he decided to EMBARASS OUR ENTIRE FAMILY!!! We apologized, handled the situation, and he was still talking loudly about it. A place can be as beautiful as it is, but the way he handled the situation was uncalled for. It needs better management.

We thank the grandson for his help, the mandir is beautiful, we had to do a lot of cleaning in the kitchen to make it presentable, the "little store" eyesore taking up space, and poor management and communication ruined the greatness.

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My nephew had his engagement ceremony at this temple on June 15, 2019. I want to start off by saying that this is a beautiful temple and I would never say anything negative towards a place of worship so this is not directed towards the temple but towards the leadership team that runs it. Specifically, Mr. Sonny. First off, this venue was rented and there were 150 guests at this event. The ceremony was beautiful. When the ceremony was over, the to-be Bride and Groom was going to cut a cake when they were RUDELY interrupted by Mr. Sonny who proceeded to get on the microphone to announce to ALL 150 PEOPLE that there were people drinking out in the parking lot and that he wanted the hosts to go out to the parking lot RIGHT THIS VERY SECOND and kick those people out. This was something that was completely out of their control and he acted inappropriately and ignorantly. He then proceeded to walk around the temple yelling "I'll fine them $1,000" and spewing negativity to the guests. Let's call it for what it is. This is Jersey City. An hour away from Queens with a HUGE guyanese population. This is not the first time we've heard of people drinking out in the temple parking lot but let me make myself clear, I do NOT condone this behavior by any means but as a leader and as someone who is a part of the Guyanese community and knows Guyanese people's ways, he should have handled the situation differently. My Nephew and his Fiance will always remember the way Mr. Sonny made them feel that day. They were embarrassed in front of all of their guests. When I saw how upset my Nephew was I was so sad and so was our entire family. Mr. Sonny is a grown man and should know how to act. He could have approached either side of the family or the bride and groom and asked us to handle the situation. I even approached him myself and apologized by saying that I'm sorry for what happened and it'll be handled. He responded with "This isn't sorry. Everything is ruined. This is bad for the bride and groom". At least we had the decency to approach him and apologize without grabbing the microphone and putting him on blast in front of everyone. Mr. Sonny, I suggest you learn how to act. I would NOT recommend this temple to anyone wanting to host an event just because I wouldn't want them to have the experience my Nephew and his Fiance did. Hoping this temple reconsiders their leadership team and makes...

My engagement ceremony was held at this temple on 6/15/19. I did not expect my event to ended the way it did by Pandit Sonny. At the end of our event when my fiancé and I was about to cut our cake Mr. Sonny announced over the PA system that there was people drinking in the parking lot. something I had no control of. He then demanded me to resolved the matter right away. I truly agree that no one should be drinking outside of a temple. After going outside and did not see anyone drinking but was told who's car it was Mr. Sonny then demand that he did not want those vehicles in his parking lot. He started yelling and shouting at me in front of all my guest and made me feel completely embarrassed..As a owner of Dharmic Sabha Temple he was not professional nor he did not had no penitence for my guest. I tried speaking to Mr. Sonny several times hoping he would calm down and also tried to apologized to him letting him know how truly sorry I am. he did not want to hear anything I have to say. Mr. Sonny continue to shout and scream at me as all of my guest was looking. This event was to celebrate something special for me and my fiancé. Pandit Sonny completely ruined it for us. My event was ruined by Mr. Sonny outrageous act. we will never forget how our turn out was. We also had a guest performance that we mention to Mr. Sonny and his son weeks ago, when we attend a Sunday prayer service. Prior to the event we asked if they had the necessary wires needed or would i have to provide my own system for the performance. We were told that as long we had the song on a phone/USB/laptop it would work. When it was time for the performance they had nothing. we had to place a Mic next to our computer. These things should have never occurred. This is beyond embarrassing for me and to my guest. I am beyond disappointed by the service that was provided by the Dharmic Sabha Temple, and will never have another event or recommend anyone else to this Temple. Mr. Sonny should have pulled me aside and asked me to take care of the situation. This was something i never expected from the owner of a Hindu Temple. I am...