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"Thousands of people surround the Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy scriptures, on the main float during the 34th annual Nagar Kirtan and Sikh Parade in Yuba City Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013." (Photo: David Bitton/Appeal-Democrat)

80,000 people attend 34th annual Yuba City Sikh Parade

November 4, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Even though I was aware of Yuba City, California, and its agricultural base, I was still struck yesterday by the numerous large and mature orchards that lined the highway on my route to the 34th annual Yuba City Sikh Parade (considered the largest Nagar Kirtan or Sikh religious procession in the United States). Many of these orchards are owned by Sikh Americans who settled in the area since the turn to the twentieth century, and which today still are operated […]

Categories: Events • Tags: California, Guru Granth Sahib, Nagar Kirtan, Yuba City, Yuba City Sikh Parade

2012 Nagar Kirtan festivities at the Sikh Temple Yuba City (photo credit: Karaminder Ghuman)

This weekend: 34th annual Yuba City Nagar Kirtan

October 30, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The largest of its kind in America, the 34th annual Yuba City Nagar Kirtan (Sikh religious procession) is taking place this weekend, centered at the Sikh Temple Yuba City in Yuba City, California. The festivities begin on Friday, November 1, and culminates in the religious procession on Sunday, November 3: Yuba City Annual Sikh Inauguration Festival Events Schedule: Friday: 8 pm Kirtan Darbar followed by fireworks. Saturday: 9am Raising of Nishan Sahib Sikh flag followed by kirtan. 2 pm Open […]

Categories: Events, Sikhism • Tags: California, Guru Granth Sahib, Nagar Kirtan, Sikh Parade, Yuba City

Join the second annual Sikh Century Bike Ride on Nov. 2

October 25, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Saturday, November 2, 2013, a group of cyclists will be riding in the second annual Sikh Century Ride, a 100-mile route that begins in the historic city of Stockton, California and ends in Yuba City, where the largest Nagar Kirtan festivities in the United States will be taking place: We’re at it again! To commemorate the 100+ year history of Sikhs in the US and celebrate Sikh Awareness Month in California, the Sikh Century Ride will take place on […]

Categories: Events • Tags: California, Crawfordsville, Heara Singh, Oregon, Sikh Century Bike Ride, Stockton, Yuba City

Capture from "The Asian & Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America."

Documentary featuring Sikh faith to broadcast in CA in October

October 11, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

If you are in northern or southern California, tune in (or set your digital recorders) to watch a broadcast of the documentary “The Asian & Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America” which profiles the Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths and compares with the Abrahamic faiths: The film will explore the relationship involving Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. The documentary will examine their similarities and differences and with the Abrahamic religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam – and how […]

Categories: Events, TV/Movies • Tags: California, KVCR, KVIE, PBS, The Asian and Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America, Yuba City

Adding to a history of defacement

October 3, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Recently, in Yuba City, California, the vehicle of Suk Dulai, a Sikh man and coach of a youth baseball team in the Sutter Buttes Little League, was vandalized with a racist message carved into the paint stating “We want no Hindus at SBLL.” “If this continues, what’s going to be the next step?” said Dulai. “That’s the most scary part of it.” The Yuba City police department is reportedly treating this incident as a hate crime. This crime is not […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: California, hate crimes, Suk Dulai, Sutter Buttes Little League, vandalism, Yuba City

"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

Second man arrested in Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara riot

November 20, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

After the violence ten days ago at a Gurdwara in Yuba City, California, in which a director of the Gurdwara was arrested, Sutter County police have announced that a second man has been arrested : Parminder Kooner, 47, turned himself in to the Sutter County Sheriff’s Department for having stabbed Ajaib Malhi, 30, in the back during the fight. Kooner will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon, according to Capt. Lewis McElfresh. Reports indicate that up to 100 […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: American Red Cross, California, Gurdwara conflict, Mangal Singh Sanghera, Parminder Kooner, Yuba City

Director arrested after violence at Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara

November 15, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

After last weekend’s violence at a Gurdwara in Yuba City, California, Sutter County Police have arrested a director of the Gurdwara who is accused of stabbing another individual during the brawl: Mangal Singh Sanghera of Yuba City was booked into the Sutter County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Sanghera is being held without bail on a probation violation, Sheriff J. Paul Parker said in a press release. “The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Gurdwara, Gurdwara conflict, Mangal Singh Sanghera, Sutter County, Yuba City

"Karm Bains, left, looks on Saturday night as law enforcement personnel investigate two stabbings following a meeting at a Sikh temple in Yuba City." (Nate Chute/Appeal-Democrat)

Violence erupts at Yuba City, CA, Gurdwara

November 12, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On Saturday night, news broke about a brawl that occurred outside the Gurdwara in Yuba City, California — the same that hosted the Sikh Parade in Yuba City last week — that required police action: Two men were stabbed, a third was assaulted, more than a dozen were pepper-sprayed and several others were hurt Saturday night during a brawl outside the Tierra Buena Sikh Temple in Yuba City. “It’s the worst thing that’s ever happened here,” said Dave Chima, a […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Gurdwara, Gurdwara conflict, Yuba City

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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