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The Sikh community in Metro has grown from a handful to an estimated 20,000 in the last 15 years
The Sikh community in Metro has grown from a handful to an estimated 20,000 in the last 15 years

The Sikh community in Metro has grown from a handful to an estimated 20,000 in the last 15 years

Date4/26/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Sikh community in Metro has grown from a handful to an estimated 20;000 in the last 15 years. Here outside the Shromani Sikh Society Temple on Pape Ave. are some of its 2;000 members; many of whom follow the traditional customs of their native Punjab. They are one of Metro's most visible ethnic groups because of turbans and beards worn by many Sikh men. Some also carry ornamental daggers.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013379F
6,000 Sikhs march to mark New Year, An estimated 6,000 Metro Sikhs marched on Queen's Park yesterday to commemorate their New Year and hear the federal government criticized for being anti-Sikh
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Baisakhi Day Community meal at Dixie Rd Sikh Temple
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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
6/30/1945
Happy Sikhs celebrate holy day, Carloads of Sikhs, including many children waving bright yellow flags, joined in the downtown parade yesterday marking(...)
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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 (...)
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A woman prays before symbolic sword during sikh worship service, Money contributions are accepted but there are no collections as in other churches
A woman prays before symbolic sword during sikh worship service, Money contributions are accepted but there are no collections as in other churches
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Right, the priest, as he reads the Sikh scriptures, fans the sacred text to keep pests away
Right, the priest, as he reads the Sikh scriptures, fans the sacred text to keep pests away
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Old Age seems to have little effect on the hardy Sikhs who are in the lumbering business
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Looking up, Thousands of Sikhs turned out Sunday to help raise some of the $2
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Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
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