Kelowna Food Bank
Help us collect donations for the Kelowna Food Bank. We are collecting food items at the temple until the end of the year. You can bring any items you would like to donate to 1111 Rutland Road. We...
View ArticleSikh soldier makes history as he guards Buckingham Palace wearing turban
Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace yesterday also offered a glimpse into the changing face of Britain. Standing alongside his fellow Scots Guardsmen resplendent in their bearskins was Sikh...
View Article2012 Vaisakhi Parade
The 2012 Vaisakhi Parade was featured in the 2012 Kelowna Capital News Year in Review. Click the link below to read more. http://www.kelownacapnews.com/eeditions/?iid=i20121227070315623
View ArticleDiversity Health Fair
The Diversity Health fair will be held at the Okanagan Sikh Temple on Sunday, February 3, 2012 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. More information at http://kcr.ca/immigrant-services/diversity-health-fair
View ArticleDiversity Fair Pictures
View pictures from The Diversity Fair from Saturday February 3rd. http://www.kelownasikhtemple.com/media/photos/2013-diversity-fair/
View ArticleBaba Nidhan Singh Ji Akand Path Live March 24
Watch the live Baba Nidhan Singh Ji Akand Path live online. The event will begin on Sunday March 24 at 10am PST/1pm EST. Click here to go the live events page.
View ArticleVaisakhi Parade rolling road closures
The 3rd annual Vaisakhi Parade will take place Saturday, April 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rutland Road N. will be closed from approximately 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to allow the parade to pass. Rolling...
View ArticleVaisakhi celebrated in Kelowna
KELOWNA, BC – Thousand gathered in Kelowna Saturday morning to celebrate Vaisakhi at the Sikh temple on Rutland Road. A parade was held, taking people through neighbourhoods where many Sikh families...
View ArticleGap praised for quick response to racist graffiti against Sikh model, as more...
Racist graffiti replaced the words ‘Make Love’ with ‘Make bombs’ on a Gap subway poster featuring Brooklyn designer Waris Ahluwalia. Gap reacted by placing Ahluwalia front and center on its Twitter and...
View Article2014 Vaisakhi Celebration
Join us once again this year for the Vaisakhi Parade in Kelowna at the Okanagan Sikh Temple. http://www.kelownasikhtemple.com/vaisakhi/
View ArticleKelowna’s Vaisakhi Day parade this Saturday
In an outpouring of rich flavours and vibrant colour, Kelowna’s Sikh community will bring long-held traditions to local streets. Balbir Kang, one of the members of Kelowna’s Sikh community organizing...
View ArticleA Photographic Celebration Of The Sikh Beard And Turban
In contemporary hipsterdom and among Hollywood’s leading men, the beard is a fashion statement. But in the Sikh religion, a resplendent beard is a symbol of spiritual deference and discipline....
View ArticleSingh is New Face of Samsung Ad Campaign
Pardeep Singh Bahra, the founder of Singh Stree Style, is now the first Sikh man to model for a worldwide campaign to Samsung. “Feeling blessed as I am now th efirst turbaned Sikh man to be in the...
View ArticleWhy is Diwali important to Sikhs?
The Third Sikh Teacher, Guru Amar Das institutionalized this as one of the special days when all Sikhs would gather to receive the Gurus blessings at Goindwal. In 1577 the foundation stone of The...
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