Gurudwaras in Perak

In the 1920’s, most of the Sikhs residing in Menglembu were either employed in the nearby tin mines or were bullock cart drivers. These Sikhs built a small wooden Gurdwara Sahib in Falim, Menglembu in early 1929. This Gurdwara Sahib was only used as a place of prayer for less than six months, following which […]

The Gurdwara Sahib Ashby Road (now renamed Jalan Hospital) in Greentown, Ipoh is situated on a hilltop and commands a majestic view of the surroundings. The Gurdwara Sahib’s land area has been gazetted as a Temple Reserve. The early history of this Gurdwara Sahib is rather unique. It is the only Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in […]

The Sikhs who settled in the Sungei Siput Utara area in the 1920s were mostly dairy farmers or bullock cart drivers, which was the only mode of transportation in those early days. In 1930 these Sikhs built their Gurdwara Sahib on a piece of private land, not too far from the site of the present […]

In the 1910’s, there was a large community of Sikhs in Chemor who were employed in the nearby tin mines. Some of these Sikhs were dairy farmers and bullock cart operators. The Gurdwara Sahib Chemor was built around 1914 to serve the religious needs of the Sikhs. The size of the Gurdwara Sahib premises is […]

In the early years of the 20th Century, there were a few Sikhs who were employed in the various tin mines around the Gopeng area as general workers or watchmen. Some of these Sikhs were dairy farmers or bullock cart operators. In 1916, these Sikhs built a Gurdwara Sahib in Gopeng, which was very close […]

By the 1930’s, there was a large community of Sikhs in this area who worked in the Tronoh mines. They also kept cows to supplement the family income. The first Gurdwara was established in 1961. A former wooden police barrack which had been vacated by the Police, was purchased for RM3,000.00. The location of this […]

In the 1920’s, the Sikhs who settled around the Sitiawan area were mostly watchmen or bullock cart operators. These Sikhs, under the leadership of Sardar Ram Singh s/o Bhag Singh Sandhu (Village Ruriwala, Amritsar) built the first Gurdwara Sahib in Sitiawan in 1919 on a piece of land, measuring 0.694 acres. It was a single […]

In the early years of the 20″ Century, most of the Sikhs residing around Kampar were either employed in the tin mines or provided transport with their bullock carts. Nearly 80 per cent of the Sikhs had either left their families back home in Punjab or were unmarried. This Gurdwara Sahib also served as a […]

This Sikh settlement or Rindh’ was established in the 1930s. Some of the Sikhs, who came from the Villages in the Punjab, settled here and preserved their way of life and culture. Some of the pioneers who established this Pind’ were Sardar Hazara Singh Gendeke, Sardar Inder Singh Dekoha, Sardar Sohan Singh Dekoha, Sardar Teja […]

In 1910, the Sikh sangat of Kuala Kangsar Road established the Sikh Dharmak Sabha. Ipoh. It’s main aims were (a) promote the Sikh religion, (b) celebrate various “Gurpurabs” (anniversaries) including the birth, accession to Gurudom (Gurgaddi) and demise of each of the ten Sikh Gurus, the first installation and accession to Gurudom of the Holy […]

In the 1920’s, there was a small community of Sikhs in Batu Gajah who were employed in the various tin mines or were dairN farmers. These Sikhs built their Gurdwara Sahib, a single storey wooden building, in 1927, close to the site of the present Gurdwara Sahib. The Gurdwara Sahib land, was gazetted as a […]

The first Police Post in Teluk Anson (renamed Teluk Intan in 1981) was opened in 1877 at the junction of Anson Road (renamed Jalan Bandar) and Innese Road (renamed Jalan Mak Intan). In 1892 the Sikhs in the Police Force established a Gurdwara Sahib in the Police barracks compound. Around 1935, this first Sikh Police […]