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...out below. In the distance you can make out Akhnoor town, the [[Jia Pota Temple]], a Gurdwara and an old Rajput Fort, it's always a breath taking sight, th From this vantage point on our trip down the river valley we come next to an old fort high on a hill overlooking the river. The Fort

'''Dholbaha''', situated in a picturesque valley at the foot of the Shiwaliks, is 30 kilometers to the northwest of Hoshiarp ...iod when Stone Age man roamed up and down the terraces and hillocks of the valley looking for food, water and shelter. Another tradition is that the name 'Dh

...yan range since ancient times. Salt was the most important export from the valley, at least until the discovery of the famous sapphires. ...rvices, appointed Raja of Jammu by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] at [[Jia Pota Temple]] in [[Akhnoor]]. This area remained under the control of Maharaja Ranjit S

...e (Nyandarua) Range, which forms part of the eastern end of the Great Rift Valley, and the western slopes of Mount Kenya. Image:Nyerienterance.JPG |The entrance to Sikh Temple Nyeri

...ed in Kericho County, located within the highlands west of The Kenyan Rift Valley. The capital of the is Kericho town. The district is home to the best of Ke ...vice ("nishkam sewa") in the name of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh faith. The site has been gazetted by the Government of Kenya as a place of

...ming Goddess” or “She of the flaming mouth”. The famous temple lies in the valley of Beas and is built over some natural jets of combustible gas believed to ...dered as the fiery mouth of Goddess. There is the Gorakh Dibbi, Chaturbhuj Temple and a host of other smaller shrine at Jawalamukhi town.

'''Sanwal Shahis''' are chiefly found in South-west [[Punjab]], the [[Indus valley]] & North West Frontier Provinces. These are said to be followers of [[Sanw ...His father supplied funds to [[Guru Ram Das]] for the building of [[Golden Temple]]. He and his father preached the [[Sikhism]].

...hills. Serving the Sikh community in the Bay Area it is also known as the Sikh Center of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Gurdwara was built in late 1970s ...e Sikhs immigrated to the Bay Area, the Sikh community decided that a Sikh Temple was necessary to serve local Sikhs in terms of carrying out general ceremon

...ising up to 10,000 ft on the equator and down to the bed of the Great Rift Valley, before reaching Victoria. ...f the main Sikh educational system in Kenya,the Khalsa Schools". The first Sikh Gurdwara Sahibin Africa was opened in Kilindini (Mombasa) literally within

The history of the [[Sikh]]s in East Africa begins with the building of the railways in about 1890. T Many, but not all, of the original Sikh pioneers returned to India to be replaced and augmented by others who came

...independent kingdom, narrated that several other foreigners reside in the valley as Hindustanis and Sikhs. ...n in the later part of 18th century the Sikhs began to live in the Manipur valley lying in the Eastern border of India.

...Afghans, escaped first to [[Jammu]] and then to [[Lahore]] and urged the [[Sikh]] ruler to free the Kashmiris from Afghan oppression. ...e Baramulla Muzaffarabad route heading for Kabul. After their victory, the Sikh forces under the command of Missar Devan Chand and [[Phula Singh Akali]]

...obind Ghat one road leads to Hemkunt Sahib and the other to the historical temple of Badri Nath. This Gurdwara was built under the supervision of Havaldar Mo ...the world famous valley of flowers and others pay homage to the historical temple of Badri Nath and other temples of their choice. Such pilgrims are also wel

...ord Sikh temple built 1911-1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|{{cs|'''Abbotsford Sikh Temple built 1911'''}}]] ...dian Sikh communities. Architecturally, it is an adaptation of traditional Sikh forms to Canadian conditions which nevertheless embodies the fundamental be

[[File:HK SikhTemple 1938 Bldg.jpg|right|thumb|The Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple]] '''Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple''' is a gurdwara in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong, on the junction of

...ilip Singh in 1889 AD. A trust is looking after the temple since 1981. The temple complex has three halls and forty rooms for the devotees to stay in. A '[[L ==Sikh History==

...lways been a sanctuary for political refugees. It became the centre of the Sikh revolt against Dogra dominance over the Punjab. ...sh their authority, made their move in 1847. They deported Rani Jinda. The Sikh chiefs revolted, including Bhagwan Singh. He was welcomed by Sikhs saying "

...era and was held in high esteem by a vast following, including most of the Sikh chiefs and courtiers. Maharaj Singh's revolutionary career started with the ...ar and was seen in the battlefield riding his black mare and exhorting the Sikh soldiers to lay down their lives for the sake of their country. Thereafter

...gurdwara in Escondido as construction was finishing up last month. The new temple will serve the region from Temecula to Escondido, filling a gap between exi ...s.com/articles/2008/11/28/faith/z081e1eca551cf6848825750c005d9522.txt Sikh temple ready to meet area's spiritual needs] By FRANK KOCHER November 28, 2008

...a conflict with the Sikkim Government when they erected a gurdwara (a Sikh temple) near the lake in the 1990s : the gurdwara has now become a 'Sarva Dharma S ...wara here commemorates Guru Nanak Dev Ji's visit and is one of the holiest Sikh pilgrim shrines in the Himalayas.