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A remarkable number — at least 100,000 — attend the Yuba City Sikh parade, the largest Sikh gathering in the United States. This year, as in years past, Punjabi music, dress, language and food ...
In India, U.K., Canada, United States, and other Sikh populated areas, people come together for a public mela or parade. The main part of the mela is where a local Sikh Temple ( Gurdwara ) has a beautiful Sikh themed float on which the Guru Granth Sahib is located and every one offers their respect by bowing with much reverence and fervour.
The Sikh Gurdwara of San Jose is a gurdwara (a Sikh place of worship) located in the Evergreen district of San Jose, California. It was founded in 1984 by leaders of the then-rapidly growing community of Sikhs in the area. [1] It is the largest Gurdwara in the world outside of India. [2] [3]
The Gurdwara has a main Langar hall and prayer hall. The temple led to a "renaissance of the Sikh community in Yuba City," including the 1980 establishment of the local Sikh parade, which has become one of the largest Sikh festivals outside India. [2]
Nov. 1—Several area streets will be partially closed on Sunday for the annual Sikh parade in Yuba City and Yuba-Sutter Transit will have a shuttle service to help avoid any parking and traffic ...
Nov. 4—The annual Nagar Kirtan Festival and parade opens up today for the first of its three-day event that lines the streets of Tierra Buena Road in Yuba City near the Sikh Temple Gurdwara of ...
View of the Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area Sikh Festival and Parade, San Francisco Civic Center June 10, 2018. The Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area (also known as Gurdwara Sahib of El Sobrante) is a Sikh gurdwara in the hills of unincorporated El Sobrante, California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
[16] [17] [18] The largest Sikh populations in the U.S. are found in California (52%), New York (11%), and Washington (6%). [19] Sikhism is a religion, originating from medieval India (predominantly from the Punjab region of modern-day India and Pakistan) which was introduced into the United States during the 19th century.