21/09/2020
Gurdwara Sahib Kuala Lipis centennial anniversary back in 2016.
KUALA LIPIS GURDWARA SOLID AS EVER 100 YEARS LATER
By Balbir Kaur (Asia Samachar, 17 Sept 2016)
The design of the Gurdwara Sahib Kuala Lipis has remained the same since 1916, and remains ‘as solid as ever’.
The 100th year anniversary of the gurdwara in the state of Pahang, about 170km from Kuala Lumpur, was completed today (17 Sept 2016).
“The celebration went on beautifully, with a large Sanggat present,” said retired headmaster Pritam Singh, who was married at the gurdwara 43 years ago in 1973.
“The gurdwara is of the same shape as when it was built a century ago, and remains as solid as ever,” Pritam, a former Jathedar of the Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia (SNSM), tells Asia Samachar.
He was one of the about thousand Sikhs nationwide who took part in a three-day celebration at the gurdwara.
The construction of the gurdwara began in 1910, with contractors brought in from Punjab. It was completed six years later, powered mainly by Sikh policemen.
The three-day event began with an akhand path, the continuous reading of the Guru Granth Sahib. A kirtan darbar was held at a make-shift stage next to the gurdwara building.
Sikhs came in busses from gurdwaras in Titiwangsa, Selayang and Kampung Pandan Settlement. Sikhs from Kuantan and Singapore were also present.
“The committee and families from Kuala Lipis would like to thank everyone for making this celebration a wonderful and memorable moment. We hope the Sanggat will keep coming back,” gurdwara management committee president Harminder singh told Asia Samachar.
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