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Picture of the Day: Tracy, CA, Sikhs participate in clothing giveaway

November 26, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

As in years prior, Sikhs in the city of Tracy, California came together to provide warm clothing to needy families this weekend: Organizers estimated that 2,000 to 3,000 men, women and children picked out new coats, gloves, socks and blankets at the Larch Clover Community Center on West Larch Road. Now in its 14th year, the event is organized by Tracy Sikhs and spearheaded by Mike Sandhu, co-owner of Sandhu Brothers Farms. “We are trying to help the needy people, […]

Categories: Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Guru Gobind Singh, Mike Sandhu, Sahibzada Fateh Singh, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, Tracy

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Fresno, CA, Sikhs at Poverello House (source: Fresno Bee)

Picture of the Day: Fresno, CA, Sikhs feed the hungry

November 19, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

This past weekend, Sikhs in Fresno, California, continued their support of a local food bank and shelter called Poverello House: The Sikh community helped prepare food for the homeless Saturday afternoon at the Poverello House in Fresno. The meal also was served by Sikh community members. This is the fourth year in a row that the Sikh community has given money and food to help the homeless in Fresno. Two years ago, the Sikh community provided Poverello House a $20,000 […]

Categories: Picture of the Day • Tags: Baljinder Grewal, California, Fresno, Jasvinder Sandhu, Poverello House

Picture of the Day: WI Sikhs hold vigil for victims of another shooting

October 23, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Over the weekend and almost two months after the shooting attack, another vigil was held at the Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to pray for the victims of another mass shooting in the area, this time at a salon in nearby Brookfield: Arriving at the staging area, near Brookfield Square Mall, involved “a lot of dejavu,” [Pardeep] Kaleka said. “It just brought back the flood of memories of what happened that day,” he said. “That waiting around to see what […]

Categories: Picture of the Day • Tags: Brookfield, Brookfield Square Mall, Oak Creek, Palmeet Kaur Rathor, Pardeep Kaleka, shootings, Wisconsin

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Picture of the Day: The pain and resilience of the Oak Creek’s Sikhs

October 22, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Adam Morris, a photographer for MilwaukeeMag.com, shares his photos of the survivors of the shooting at the Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin in August: Look at their faces. Look into their eyes. You’ll see pain, heartbreak and weariness. But you’ll also see resilience and, in some instances, even defiance. Family members, survivors, priests and temple leaders stared unflinchingly into the camera’s lens. Here they were – and are and will continue to be – in a sacred space where they […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Picture of the Day • Tags: Adam Morris, hate crimes, MilwaukeeMag.com, Oak Creek, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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Picture of the Day: SEVA volunteers epitomize selflessness

October 18, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Appeal-Democrat, reporting out of the Yuba City, California area, highlights the activities of SEVA Selfless Service, a Sikh youth group in northern California that provides meals for the needy and homeless in the area: “We don’t do this for religion. Our purpose is to serve food, and that is all,” [co-founder Daman Singh Bhangu] says. The recipients, he says, “are just getting a meal. We’re getting a lot more out of this. It helps us grow as human beings.” Read […]

Categories: Picture of the Day • Tags: Daman Singh Bhangu, Jeevanjot Singh, Jetender Kaur Johal, Karanjeet Singh Randhawa, Pawandeep Kaur Khakh, Sandeep Kaur Johal, SEVA Selfless Service

Picture of the Day: Centennial Nagar Kirtan in Stockton, CA

October 16, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Sunday, Sikhs in Stockton, California held a Nagar Kirtan (religious procession) through the city as the final celebration of the Centennial festivities of the Stockton Gurdwara Sahib, established 100 years ago: STOCKTON – The Sikh community came from near and far this weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Stockton Gurdwara – a temple on South Grant Street that holds special meaning, because it represents the first permanent Sikh settlement in the United States. A weekend of events, […]

Categories: Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Nagar Kirtan, Stockton, Stockton Gurdwara Centennial Celebration, Stockton Gurdwara Sahib

Picture of the Day: Ghadar Party Printing Press

October 14, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Saturday evening, I attended the Centennial festivities at the Stockton Gurdwara Sahib in Stockton, California, which, founded in 1912, is considered the first and oldest Gurdwara in the United States. In many ways, for Sikh Americans, this Gurdwara represents our first formal foothold in this country. Saturday’s event enjoyed a celebratory atmosphere that brought out many local, state and federal politicians and officials, and many of the who’s who within the Sikh American community. During this celebration, it was […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Picture of the Day, Reflections • Tags: California, Ghadar, Ghadar Party, Indian independence movement, printing press, Stockton, Stockton Gurdwara Centennial Celebration, Stockton Gurdwara Sahib, The Ghadar

Picture of the Day: Planned Gurdwara in Vancouver, WA burns to the ground

October 12, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In Vancouver, Washington (not to be confused with Vancouver, BC, Canada), an athletic club that was in the process of being renovated for use as a Gurdwara burned to the ground early this morning: VANCOUVER, Wash. – Fire swept through a Sikh temple and school that was under construction in Vancouver early Friday morning. Two workers who were asleep in the complex escaped without injury. The Guru Ram Das Church essentially burned to the ground. The building is located on […]

Categories: News Bits, Picture of the Day • Tags: "Washington, Gurdwara, Guru Ram Das Church, KATU, Vancouver

Picture of the Day: Gurpurab of Guru Ram Das in Amritsar, India

October 10, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Yesterday, Sikhs around the world celebrated the birth anniversary of the fourth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Ram Das (1534-1581). Born in Lahore in present-day Pakistan, Guru Ram Das’ contributions to the Sikh faith are numerous, including founding the city of Ramdaspur, which would later be called Amritsar and become the site of Harmandir Sahib (aka the Golden Temple), constructed by the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan.

Categories: Picture of the Day • Tags: Amritsar, Golden Temple, Guru Arjan, Guru Ram Das, Harmandir Sahib, Lahore, Ramdaspur

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Category Archives: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Tracy, CA, Sikhs participate in clothing giveaway

Picture of the Day: Fresno, CA, Sikhs feed the hungry

Picture of the Day: WI Sikhs hold vigil for victims of another shooting

Picture of the Day: The pain and resilience of the Oak Creek’s Sikhs

Picture of the Day: SEVA volunteers epitomize selflessness

Picture of the Day: Centennial Nagar Kirtan in Stockton, CA

Picture of the Day: Ghadar Party Printing Press

Picture of the Day: Planned Gurdwara in Vancouver, WA burns to the ground

Picture of the Day: Gurpurab of Guru Ram Das in Amritsar, India