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The Abbotsford Sikh Temple, 1911

The Gur Sikh Temple (Abbotsford Sikh Temple), British Columbia, photographed in 2012. Gur Sikh Temple 01 · Jacobsimmonds · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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The Abbotsford Sikh Temple in British Columbia, built in 1911 and used continuously since, is the oldest surviving example of the temples that played a crucial religious, social and political role in the pioneer phase of Sikh immigration to North America. Its simple false-front wooden building adapts Sikh traditions to a Canadian architectural form.

Scope & context

The temple and its significance, not the full history of Sikh Canadians.

Sources behind this record

Abbotsford Sikh Temple National Historic Site ↗

Parks Canada

Description of historic place; Heritage value