Key Points
- Canberra Sikh temple to get a new building.
- “The bigger building will be able to accommodate the needs of the growing Sikh population in Canberra.”
The current gurudwara is a smaller building on Hickey Court next to the Orana Steiner School and the Baha’i Centre in Weston.
“The already existing gurudwara was built seven years ago in 2012 and can accommodate only a small number of people at a given time, and during the big events like Gurupurab or the annual Baisakhi festival, it gets overcrowded, and people have to wait for long to enter the premises,” he said.
The construction work of the new gurudwara building at Canberra’s Weston Creek was marked with a special ceremony. Credit: Supplied
Sikh population more than doubled in Canberra in the last five years
“It will have many amenities like a library, a larger community kitchen, Punjabi language classes and a larger space for community events,” he explained.
The construction work of the Sikh temple began with a traditional Sikh Etiquette. Credit: Supplied
The committee overseeing the construction of the Sikh temple have also set out a plan to host the annual Sikh Games in the near future.
“We currently have $1.6 million funding for the project, but the proposed plan will cost at least around $7 million over different stages,” he shared.
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Source: sbs.com.au
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