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sikh-ing passage

by weezermonkey on April 6, 2008

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When you live Downtown, you learn to cope with street closures, whether it be for filming or community events such as the Los Angeles Marathon. This afternoon, a few streets shut down for a colorful parade coordinated by the Southern California Gurdwaras in celebration of Baisakhi, the beginning of the new year.

The annual program involves members of the local Sikh community, a religious order founded in fifteenth-century Northern India that holds ties to Hinduism.

The parade, called nagar kirtan, followed this year’s celebration, “The Living Spirit of Guru,” held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Special designs have been created in collaboration with Joginder Singh Siddu in which the floats highlight special Sikh themes, lifestyles and values. The parade portion of the day-long festivities began at 3:00pm and concluded two hours later after following a meandering route through Downtown.

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Southern California Sikh Parade

Southern California Sikh Parade

Southern California Sikh Parade

Southern California Sikh Parade

Southern California Sikh Parade

Southern California Sikh Parade

Southern California Sikh Parade

Southern California Sikh Parade

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3 comments

1 AUG { 04.06.08 at 8:03 pm }

Awesome! I was wondering what that was all about. They passed right by my building and made my Sunday very festive. Thanks for the speedy report!

2 raymond { 04.06.08 at 10:03 pm }

lol another “only in LA” moment. Geez btw arent they hot in all that gear?God bless them.

3 inderjeet singh { 07.28.08 at 9:50 am }

hey ……i was there in that parade ……..thanks for reporting and the pics……..just one clarification……sikhism is an independent religion with no ties to hinduism or islam…..just that people who became sikhs were froom hindu or islamic backgrounds

http://fateh.sikhnet.com/s/SikhIntro

thanks again and see you next year :)

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