By Venkata Nagireddi, Founder & CEO, NRI Hearts · Last reviewed 21 October 2026 · Every place checked on its own website
Calgary's main Hindu temples are the Hindu Society of Calgary mandir on 24 Avenue NE, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, ISKCON and the Sanatan Hindu Cultural Society, and its largest gurdwara is the Dashmesh Culture Centre in Martindale. The Calgary metro area has 153,205 South Asians, 10% of its people, including 77,205 of Indian origin, and 56,055 Sikhs (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile). Below: each place with its hours, which temples perform weddings, Diwali 2026 and the Alberta marriage licence.
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About 153,200 South Asians live in the Calgary metro area, 10.5% of its 1.48 million people, and 77,205 reported Indian origin in the 2021 Census. The metro area counted 56,055 Sikhs and 34,920 Hindus (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile).
The City of Calgary itself has 141,660 South Asian residents (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile). Punjabi is the most common mother tongue in Calgary after English and French, and India was the second-largest birthplace of recent immigrants (City of Calgary). Calgary's largest gurdwara is in Martindale, in the northeast (CBC News).
Hindu temple · Calgary (NE)
BAPS · Calgary (NE edge, Rocky View County)
ISKCON · Calgary (NE)
Hindu (South Indian rituals) · Calgary (NE)
Sikh gurdwara · Calgary (Martindale, NE)
We could not confirm these details on its own website; they are from CBC News. Please phone ahead.
News reports in 2026 describe plans to replace the Dashmesh Culture Centre building (CTV News Calgary), so check with the gurdwara before you visit. We could not read the websites of Calgary's other gurdwaras, so they are not listed here.
Diwali 2026 is on Sunday 8 November. Dates published so far:
Get the licence at any registry agent office; the government fee is $40 plus the agent's own fee, there is no waiting time, and it is valid for 3 months (Government of Alberta).
India is the second-largest birthplace of Calgary's recent immigrants, so many families here are new to the city and its community. On NRI Hearts you can look for members in Calgary and across Alberta by community and religion; the box above shows who is looking right now.
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The Hindu Society of Calgary mandir at 2225 24 Avenue NE, open Monday–Saturday 8 AM–1 PM and 5–9 PM. Calgary also has the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir on Wagon Wheel Boulevard, ISKCON on 4 Street NE and the Sanatan Hindu Cultural Society on Westwinds Drive NE.
Darshan is 7:30–11:00 AM and 4:00–8:00 PM, with arti at 7:30 AM and 7:00 PM. Entry is free and open to all.
The Dashmesh Culture Centre in Martindale, northeast Calgary, which CBC reported serves langar to over 2,000 people on weekdays and about 5,000 at weekends.
The 2021 Census counted 153,205 South Asians in the Calgary metro area (10.5%), including 77,205 people of Indian origin, plus 56,055 Sikhs and 34,920 Hindus.
Both partners apply together at any registry agent office with ID. The government fee is $40 plus the agent's fee, there is no waiting period, and the licence is valid for 3 months.
All checked on 21 October 2026. Opening hours, fees and services change; confirm with each place and withthe licence issuer before you rely on them.
General information, not legal advice. NRI Hearts is a matrimonial platform, not a wedding planner.