BY SONAM MIRPURI
NORWALK, CA – Thousands of devotees came together to attend Shrimad Bhagwat Katha Saptah by Param Pujya Acharya Shri Mridul Krishna Goswami Ji. The annual week-long event took place from  June 23 to 29 at the Sanatan Dharma Temple here.

HOUSTON,TX - Over 125 Sikh community members joined hands to support the Guru Nanak documentary and raised $100,000 to back the project. All five major Gurdwaras of Houston showed their collective solidarity with the initiative. Dr. Kawaljit Singh of Sikh Center of Gulf Coast, welcomed the audience to the event. Dr. Rajwant Singh, Co-founder and Senior Adviser to National Sikh Campagin, said, 

NEW YORK,NY - Gucci is facing backlash for selling several pricey designer turbans, with people accusing the luxury fashion brand of cultural appropriation. One turban in particular, a $790 royal blue piece from the brand’s Fall 2018 collection called ‘Indy Full Turban’, has caught the attention of Twitter users both for its high price and the fact that it even exists at all. On May 17 morning, Nordstrom announced that it was pulling the turban...

​BY A STAFF REPORTER
DOWNEY,CA - Shree Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal of California temple here celebrated its 19th Patotsav (Anniversary). The celebration began in the evening on April 19 with the Pothi Yatra, with hundreds of devotees circumambulating the temple with the holy book (pothi) which was ceremoniously placed inside the temple...

PACOIMA,CA - Khalsa Care Foundation celebrated Baisakhi  here in a big way as usual that brought the Sikh sangat from far and wide to join in the festivities. Starting April 15, Baisakhi celebrations were held every evening from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.  KCF showcased resident Ragi Bhai Varinder Singh who was joined by well known Sant Anoop Singh, Bhai Sandeep Singh and Bhai Gurjot Singh who regaled the sangat with...

By Sonam Mirpuri
PLACENTIA,CA - Devotees of the Radha Raman Temple here dreamed of building a new temple; and worked hard to achieve this. Having been at the same location for about 30 years, devotees felt it was time for a change and an upgrade. This led to the demolition of the previous temple and the building of an improved temple. 

​PHOENIX, AZ - The Sikh Community here was once again in the limelight when a six year old Sikh boy , Anaik Singh Sachdev, the grandson of Dr. Jaswant Singh Sachdev, was contacted by Kate Gallego, the recently elected Mayor of Phoenix, to read the Pledge of Allegiance at her inauguration ceremony. Over 1,000 Phoenicians had gathered on March 21 morning at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Phoenix to witness this grand event. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Several senior US lawmakers greeted Sikhs on the occasion of Vaisakhi and lauded the community’s contributions in the economic development of America. “Today is a historically significant day for our Sikh neighbors across Texas,” Senator John Cornyn tweeted, as Sikhs and Indian Americans celebrated Vaisakhi across the country. The Republican Senator from Texas is Co-Chair of the Senate Indian Caucus.

BY KEWAL KAUR KHALSA
​LOS ANGELES, CA - The annual Kirtan Darbar and Nagar Kirtan Baisakhi celebration was  celebrated with high spirits by an estimated 15,000 devotees at the  Convention Center here on April 14. The event attracted devotees from all parts of California, the U.S., as well as Mexico and India. This year marks the 550th Anniversary...

​BY KALYANI VASAN
RESEDA, CA -  The Valley Hindu Temple on April 6 conducted the inaugural ceremony to celebrate Shrimad Devi Bhagawad Katha. Around 400 families performed the puja in salutation to the nine days of Navratri. The set up was breathtakingly beautiful, with no detail spared to recreate the grandeur of the event.