​BY A STAFF REPORTER
RIVERSIDE, CA –The Inland Sikh Education Empire here held a Atamras Kirtan Diwan on July 28 in celebration of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Bhai Gurpreet Singh Ji of Bullarwall started the program followed by Bhai Jaswant Singh Ji  Zirawalle, 

​WASHINGTON,D.C. - SALDEF’s SikhLEAD interns hosted another successful Langar on the Hill this July. This year marked the 6th consecutive year SikhLEAD interns have brought together the Sikh American community with Congressmen, policy makers, Congressional staffers and their fellow interns. Each year this event is organized in an effort to bring together...

​HOUSTON,TX - Dolly Vyas-Ahuja can never forget the evening of April 16, 2014. She had just returned from walking the dog and was surfing the net for a recipe when she heard “The Best Speech Ever” by Gary Yourofsky, a speech that spoke about the cruelty animals are subjected to in the process of becoming our food. Recalling the day, 

SACRAMENTO,CA - The California state legislature unanimously passed a bill protecting the religious rights of California residents. Spearheaded by State Senator Ben Allen and the California Jewish Legislative Caucus, the bill prohibits property owners, landlords, and homeowner associations from adopting and enforcing a policy that would prevent a resident from...

MONTEBELLO, CA - With the support of devotees, Shri Nand Shiv Durga Mandir celebrated Hanuman Jayanti for the first time.  Hanuman Chalisa was recited 11 times by adults and children. The event also included singing bhajans and ended with aarti.

​MALIBU,CA - The Rama Navami celebrations at the Hindu Temple Society of Southern California known as the Malibu Hindu Temple were spread over two weekends. The program began on April 6, in the temple auditorium with a musical tribute to Lord Rama rendered in multiple Indian languages by an incredible collection of local talent under the leadership of Dr. N.V. and Malathy Srinivasan. The program included Tyagaraja and...

BY A STAFF REPORTER
MONTEBELLO, CA - Devotees of Shri Nand Shiv Durga Mandir here celebrated Durga Ashtami and  Ram Navmi on April 13 with great devotion and joy.  Chaitra Navratri started on  April 6 when Ramayana Paath was read by various devotees every day for three hours until April 13.

NEW YORK, NY -  A sea of colors and tradition of the Sikh culture inundated Times Square, the crossroads of the world, as members of the community tied turbans to thousands of New Yorkers and tourists in an annual fixture aimed at spreading awareness about the Sikh identity. Sikh organisation ‘’The Sikhs of New York’’ organised the annual Turban Day on Saturday in association with the Consulate General of India in New York. 

DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) only Sikh temple will host iftar for workers throughout the upcoming month of Ramadan, the chairman of the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara said. The Gurudwara in Dubai's Jebel Ali, which has been hosting an interfaith iftar during every Ramadan in the past six years, will offer the meals to workers in the area every day, Chairman Surender Singh Kandhari told Gulf News on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Sikh Community of Southern California will come together on April 14 at the Convention Center here for the annual Baisakhi Kirtan Darbar & Nagar Kirtan Celebration, attended by thousands. The event consists of the Kirtan Darbar (The Court of Divine Music) which will take place from 7:00 am - 3:00 pm followed by the Nagar Kirtan (Procession of Divine Music), parade from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm encircling just under...