Gurudwaras in Perak

In the dawn of the 20th Century. there were a few Sikhs residing around the Menglembu area. Most of these Sikhs were dairy farmers while others possessed bullock carts, which was the only mode of transportation at that time. Around 1910, these Sikhs applied for a piece of land in Menglembu to be used as […]

In the early years of the 20th Century, there were a few Sikhs residing in the Jelapang area, mostly employed in the Police Force and various tin mines as general workers and watchmen. These Sikhs built a Gurdwara Sahib, a single storey wooden building with an attap roof in 1908. This Gurdwara Sahib was renovated […]

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 […]

In the 1910s, the Sikh community residing around Tapah were mainly dairy farmers. These Sikhs set up a Building Fund Committee to build a Gurdwara Sahib, which comprised of Sardar Atar Singh Bhinder, Sardar Jemal Singh, Sardar Jagat Singh, Sardar Ram Singh, Babu Isher Singh and Sardar Partap Singh. This Gurdwara Sahib building was completed […]

In the late 19′ Century, there were several tin mines located in Batu Gajah and the Pusing / Papan area. The early Sikh arrivals were employed as general workers as well as security guards in these tin mines. Some of these Sikhs were also dairy farmers and bullock cart operators, which was then the main […]

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 […]

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 […]

In the 1960s, the Sikhs in Slim River were engaged in various professions e.g. estate managers, doctors, Police personnel, dredge employees or self employed. In 1973, these Sikhs decided to build a Gurdwara Sahib to serve their religious needs. The land for the Gurdwara Sahib building, which is about 1/2 an acre in size, was […]

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 […]

By the mid 1950’s, there was a small community of Sikhs who were either self-employed or cloth merchants. In 1954 these Sikhs built a Gurdwara Sahib on raised wooden stilts with an asbestos roof on a piece of land, which is about half an acre in size. This Gurdwara Sahib was used for about 10 […]

In the 1930’s, there were a large number of Sikhs at Changkat who were employed by the Anglo Oriental Company in its tin mines and dredges. Some of these Sikhs were also dairy farmers and bullock cart operators. In 1943, the Anglo Oriental Company built a Gurdwara Sahib in Changkat Tin to serve the religious […]

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 […]