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Image Not Available for The Sikh religion was founded nearly 500 years ago and this is the altar in the Vancouver temple
The Sikh religion was founded nearly 500 years ago and this is the altar in the Vancouver temple
Image Not Available for The Sikh religion was founded nearly 500 years ago and this is the altar in the Vancouver temple

The Sikh religion was founded nearly 500 years ago and this is the altar in the Vancouver temple

Date6/30/1945
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0013398F
Image Not Available for One Little Sikh girl does a hair-do operation for another outside the Sikh temple in Vancouver
One Little Sikh girl does a hair-do operation for another outside the Sikh temple in Vancouver
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/12/1946
Image Not Available for Outside the Sikh temple in Vancouver two Sikhs look over a newspaper and the news they most want to hear is that the bill at Ottawa which will create (...)
Outside the Sikh temple in Vancouver two Sikhs look over a newspaper and the news they most want to hear is that the bill at Ottawa which will create (...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/26/1946
Image Not Available for The turbaned and shawled children enjoy platefuls of rice, the main dish at a banquet at Vancouver's Sikh Temple, celebrating a religious holiday. The(...)
The turbaned and shawled children enjoy platefuls of rice, the main dish at a banquet at Vancouver's Sikh Temple, celebrating a religious holiday. The(...)
Singh, Saudagar
6/1/1947
Image Not Available for The Turban of their homeland is still in use, and this young fellow wears one as he sits at table during festivities in the famous Sikh temple in Vancouver
The Turban of their homeland is still in use, and this young fellow wears one as he sits at table during festivities in the famous Sikh temple in Vancouver
Toronto Star (Firm)
9/14/1946
Image Not Available for Sikhism denotes a faith even more than a race and the temple, above, is the central point of the Sikh colonies in Victoria and Vancouver, B.C. It cont(...)
Sikhism denotes a faith even more than a race and the temple, above, is the central point of the Sikh colonies in Victoria and Vancouver, B.C. It cont(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
8/21/1948
Image Not Available for Fabric shop owner Sarbjit Khurana has stayed away from Vancouver's Sikh temple since violence erupted there the day his wife was slated to sing hymns. Now Khurana and his family worship at home
Fabric shop owner Sarbjit Khurana has stayed away from Vancouver's Sikh temple since violence erupted there the day his wife was slated to sing hymns. Now Khurana and his family worship at home
Mahler, John
1/15/1975
Image Not Available for Celebrating the beginning, hundreds of Sikhs turn out at Queen's Park yesterday to mark Baisakhi, the day of their founding 292 years ago. In 1699, th(...)
Celebrating the beginning, hundreds of Sikhs turn out at Queen's Park yesterday to mark Baisakhi, the day of their founding 292 years ago. In 1699, th(...)
Bull, Ron
4/14/1991
Image Not Available for Actor-Broadcaster Bruno Gerussi, at 43, is going home to Vancouver after nearly two decades in the east, where he played for years at the Stratford Fe(...)
Actor-Broadcaster Bruno Gerussi, at 43, is going home to Vancouver after nearly two decades in the east, where he played for years at the Stratford Fe(...)
Gerussi, Bruno, 1928-1995
8/11/1971
Image Not Available for Once an eager communist, Dr. R. Jagit Chohan is now president of the International Council of Sikhs and a spokesman for the Sikh religion. The former (...)
Once an eager communist, Dr. R. Jagit Chohan is now president of the International Council of Sikhs and a spokesman for the Sikh religion. The former (...)
Goode, Jeff
3/13/1974
Image Not Available for Altar or Ark in Temple at Sharon, Ontario
Altar or Ark in Temple at Sharon, Ontario
Children of Peace
1909?
Image Not Available for During Worship at the Shromani Sikh Society Temple priest Mall Singh Blaha carries out the traditional Sikh ceremony with assistance form a member of (...)
During Worship at the Shromani Sikh Society Temple priest Mall Singh Blaha carries out the traditional Sikh ceremony with assistance form a member of (...)
McConnell, Colin
4/26/1976
Image Not Available for Past and present: Maria Solms and her son Tom, above, before he was severely injured with hit by a car nearly three years ago
Past and present: Maria Solms and her son Tom, above, before he was severely injured with hit by a car nearly three years ago
Combs, Erin
4/1/1985