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"Giani Gurbachan Singh, who traveled from India for the groundbreaking of a new Sikh temple in the 10400 block of Larkin Road in Live Oak, reads from the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. The 25,000 square foot complex will include three structures on nearly 11 acres and will be the largest Sikh temple site in Yuba-Sutter." (Photo: David Bitton/Appeal-Democrat)

Live Oak, CA, Sikh community breaks ground on new Gurdwara

September 5, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last week, the Sikh community of Live Oak, California, broke ground on a new Gurdwara for their growing congregation: The 25,000-square-foot complex, which will be the area’s largest, will include three structures on nearly 11 acres in the 10400 block of Larkin Road. The main hall will be about 10,000 square feet and the dining and multipurpose areas will each be around 7,500 square feet. It is expected that the estimated $4 million dollar project will be completed within one […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Gurdwara, Live Oak

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UCLA study links obesity with Sikh religiosity

July 30, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In 2011, an article in TIME magazine discussed a study that correlated a person’s risk of obesity with their attendance of religious services, finding that “…people who went to church or church activities at least once a week were more than twice as likely as people with no religious involvement to become obese.” While the results of the study was not specific to Sikhs or Sikh Americans, I considered the Sikh context — particularly as it relates to the Sikh […]

Categories: Reports/Studies, Sikhism • Tags: Gurdwara, Langar, obesity, University of California Los Angeles

"No injuries were reported and no arrests made when unrest between hundreds brewed Sunday afternoon at the Glen Rock [New Jersey] temple. " (Source: Ridgewood-Glen Rock Patch)

Conflicts at Gurdwaras in NJ and CA last Sunday

June 5, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

It happens with disgusting frequency in our Gurdwaras when conflicts develop into physical acts of violence in and around our sacred spaces. Last November, an especially violent riot took place at a Gurdwara in Yuba City, California, and just this past weekend, Sikh communities in Glen Rock, New Jersey, and in Turlock, California, bore witness to the condemnable acts of the demented. It is unclear what the reasons of the conflict were in either case. At the Siri Guru Singh […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Glen Rock, Gurdwara, Gurdwara conflict, New Jersey, Turlock

"Members of the Sikh faith community [in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] walk outside their new gurdwara after a grand opening service and celebration May 19 at the new house of worship, 4525 NW 16." (Photo credit: Carla Hinton | The Oklahoman)

New Gurdwaras in Oklahoma and Arkansas

May 29, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Sikh communities in the southern United States are celebrating new Gurdwaras (Sikh houses of worship) for their sangats (congregations). In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the sangat celebrated the grand opening of their new 5,000 square foot Gurdwara, accommodating their growing population: Sarbjit “Sabi” Singh, one of the Sikh congregation’s members, said the community started in 1983 with 10 families, representing about 35 people. He said the congregation has now grown to between 150 and 200 people. The building previously used for […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Arkansas, Gurdwara, Little Rock, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Rogers

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The "National Gurdwara" on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C. (source: Panoramio)

Washington, DC’s National Gurdwara to reopen

May 17, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Sikh News Network is reporting that the National Gurdwara, the ill-fated Sikh house of worship located prominently in Washington, D.C.’s “Embassy Row”, will be reopening under new ownership after it was formally closed last year due to financial issues for several years. The closing of this Gurdwara in such a prominent location came to the dismay of many in the Sikh community. After several parties expressed interest, the Gurdwara has been purchased by the Jaswant Sawhney Irrevocable Charitable Trust, […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Embassy Row, Gurdwara, Jaswant Sawhney Irrevocable Charitable Trust, Maryland, National Gurdwara, Pingalwara, Washington D.C.

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Akhand path service at the Gurdwara of Delaware. (source: Gurdwara of Delaware)

Second Gurdwara opens in state of Delaware

March 29, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last weekend, the Gurdwara of Delaware, located in Newark, Delaware, held its grand opening at its new location, making it the second Sikh house of worship in the state after the Sikh Center of Delaware (originally established in 1990), located about 12 miles away: Much about this day was centered on beliefs that originated in the 15th century in an area that is now northern India. The new temple is a reminder of Delaware’s evolving diversity of ancestry and religious […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Delaware, Gurdwara, Gurdwara of Delaware, New Castle, Newark, Sikh Center of Delaware

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"Chef Partap Singh adds cooked and pureed mustard greens to a sauteed base of garlic, ginger, onion, salt, pepper and chili as he prepares saag, a vegetarian curry, in the kitchen of the Tierra Buena Sikh Temple." (photo: Laura van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat)

Cook at Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara explains recipe for saag

February 28, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In the Appeal-Democrat, Pratap Singh of the Tierra Buena Gurdwara in Yuba City, California, shares tips for making his popular sarson ka saag, a Punjabi dish made of mustard greens: [Pratap Singh] said that part of the cooking process – adding spices at the end – is the secret to making the saag taste good. Read more at the Appeal-Democrat.

Categories: Profiles • Tags: California, Gurdwara, saag, sarson da, sarson ka, Yuba City

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Woven bracelet that the Oak Creek Police Department had specially made for their officers to remember the shooting at the Oak Creek Gurdwara, including orange for the Sikh community, blue for the police officers, and black for those that were lost that day. (source: Sikh Coalition)

Quote of the Day: “strangers no longer”

December 11, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Things have changed in Oak Creek, of course, in the months since a gunman with white supremacist ties took the lives of six temple members and wounded four others. Oak Creek and the Sikh community are strangers no longer; they will forever be linked with each other. — An article in the Oak Creek Patch describes Sikh awareness presentations being provided to Oak Creek, Wisconsin city staff, police department and schools by the Sikh Coalition. The article also includes an […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Reflections • Tags: Gurdwara, hate crimes, Oak Creek, Sikh Awareness Seminar, Sikh Coalition, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

Bullet hole from the shooting attack at Oak Creek, Wisconsin Gurdwara, preserved as a memorial (source: AP)

FBI concludes that Oak Creek, WI murderer acted alone

November 20, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The FBI field office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin put out a press release today about the conclusion of its investigation into the shooting at the Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin last August: Teresa Carlson, special-agent-in-charge of the FBI’s Milwaukee office, issued a four-paragraph statement saying the agency had concluded its investigation into the Aug. 5 incident and found no evidence to suggest shooter Wade Michael Page had any help or was carrying out any directive from any white-supremacist group. Investigators also […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gurdwara, Oak Creek, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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Live Oak, CA, Sikh community breaks ground on new Gurdwara

UCLA study links obesity with Sikh religiosity

Conflicts at Gurdwaras in NJ and CA last Sunday

New Gurdwaras in Oklahoma and Arkansas

Washington, DC’s National Gurdwara to reopen

Second Gurdwara opens in state of Delaware

Cook at Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara explains recipe for saag

Quote of the Day: “strangers no longer”

FBI concludes that Oak Creek, WI murderer acted alone