Gurudwaras in Pahang

By the early years of the 20th Century, there were a few Sikhs in Kuala Lipis, mainly in the Police Force. Some of the Sikhs were contractors who employed general labour from the Punjab. In 1910, these Sikhs commenced the construction of the Gurdwara Sahib on the present site, which is nearly one acre in […]

In the early 20th Century, Mentakab was just a small Village situated on the banks of the Mentakab River. With the construction of the railway line through Mentakab as well as a road to Bentong. Mentakab became a boom town. A few Sikh police were posted to Mentakab to maintain law and order. Later, Sikh […]

In the early years of the 20′ Century, nearly half the Police Force in Raub town were Sikhs. These Sikhs built their first Gurdwara Sahib in Raub near the police station on the site of the present Bank Simpanan National building. Due to the Gurdwara Sahib’s location, the road leading to the District Officer’s bungalow […]

In the late 1920’s, there was a large community of Sikhs residing in Tanah Rata. Some of them were contractors while others were employed as general workers in the various construction projects in Cameron Highlands. Some of these Sikhs were drivers, woodcutters, vegetable farmers or worked in the tea estate. The first Gurdwara Sahib was […]

In the early 1900s, there were a few Sikhs in the Bentong area who worked as Police constables, security guards, dairy farmers and general labourers. In 1909 these Sikhs built a Gurdwara Sahib on a piece of land approximately 64 feet by 110 feet in size. In early 1968 the Gurdwara Sahib building v, as […]

In the early 1930s, there were about 500 Sikhs residing in Brinchang, the majority of whom were bachelors. Most of these Sikhs were employed by contractors as general workers to build roads, bridges and buildings. Some of the Sikhs worked as woodcutters as wood was required for cooking as well as to heat the bungalow […]