CARROLL WAS AT THE TEMPLE THIS MORNING FOR A LOOK AT THE FESTIVITIES. 1989 1990. LONG TIME AGO, WHEN SULEIMAN SINGH FIRST CAME HERE, THE SACRAMENTO SIX SOCIETY TEMPLE WAS JUST A SMALL, HUMBLE HOUSE, A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSE. NOW THEY MAKE A BIG BUILDING, A BIG BUILDING FOR THE GROWING SACRAMENTO SIKH COMMUNITY, GROWING BIGGER AS WELL. BIG. HUGE JUMP, HUGE JUMP. WE USED TO BE A SMALL COMMUNITY, BUT NOW WE EXPAND LIKE BIG, HUGE COMMUNITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, TODAY WILL BE A BIG CROWD. 1000 PLUS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HERE. THE FIRST LARGE SCALE SIKH FESTIVAL IN CALIFORNIA WAS HELD IN YUBA CITY IN 1980. SINCE THEN, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN A DESTINATION. I LOVE THE WEATHER. IT’S TWO HOURS AWAY FROM THE SNOW. IT’S TWO HOURS AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IT’S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. THE WEATHER IS PERFECT. EVERYTHING’S PRETTY GOOD HERE. IT’S LIKE THE SAME THAT THE PUNJABI IS ALSO LIKE A FARMING STATE. DURING AGRICULTURE, PEOPLE OVER THERE AND EVERYTHING IS HERE. THE WEATHER IS SAME SUMMER LIKE WINTER. SO IT’S THE SAME, SAME THING. THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR FOR THIS FESTIVAL AT THE SACRAMENTO SIKH SOCIETY TEMPLE ON BRADSHAW ROAD IN THE EASTERN AREA OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY. WE SAW THINGS AROUND LIKE TWO WEEKS OR SO. NAV SINGH AND HIS FRIENDS WILL BE AMONG THE MANY PEOPLE FEEDING THE CROWD WHO COMES HERE TODAY, ALL COMPLETELY FREE. WE ALL PITCH IN. SHARE SOME PART OF YOUR INCOME TO THE COMMUNITY. WE DO BLOOD DRIVE. WE GO IN PLACERVILLE FOR DISABLED KIDS. MAHENDRA SANDHU IS WITH THE SIKH MOTORCYCLE CLUB, WHICH HAS MEMBERS ACROSS THE U.S. AND CANADA. I’VE BEEN IN USA 1982. I WAS A YOUNG MAN WHEN I CAME IN AND I’M SO HAPPY TO STAY HERE IN AMERICA NOW. EVERYTHING DONE. THE BIG BUILDING, GOOD LIFE. EVERYTHING GOOD OVER HER
Annual Sacramento Sikh parade celebrates growing community, culture
Updated: 8:20 AM PDT Mar 23, 2026
The annual Sacramento Sikh parade celebrated culture and community Sunday afternoon.Suleehen Sing, a member of the Sikh temple for 15 years, reflected on the community’s growth since he first arrived in Sacramento in 1989. At the time, the Gurdwara Sacramento Sikh Society temple at Bradshaw and Gerber roads was comparable to a small house. It’s grown notably since then. Bishan Deep Singh, who was feeding people at the festival, also noted the significant expansion of the community. The first large-scale Sikh festival in California was held in Yuba City in 1980, and since then, Northern California has become a popular destination for such events. “They love the weather!” Deep Singh said. Mohinder Sandhu, from the Sikh Motorcycle Club, shared the club’s community service efforts. “We do blood drives. We go in Placerville for disabled kids. And everywhere the community needs help, we go there,” Sandhu said. He expressed his gratitude for living in the U.S. since 1982. “I was a young man when I came in,” Mohinder Sandhu said. “I’m so happy to stay here in America.” See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
The annual Sacramento Sikh parade celebrated culture and community Sunday afternoon.
Suleehen Sing, a member of the Sikh temple for 15 years, reflected on the community’s growth since he first arrived in Sacramento in 1989. At the time, the Gurdwara Sacramento Sikh Society temple at Bradshaw and Gerber roads was comparable to a small house. It’s grown notably since then.
Bishan Deep Singh, who was feeding people at the festival, also noted the significant expansion of the community.
The first large-scale Sikh festival in California was held in Yuba City in 1980, and since then, Northern California has become a popular destination for such events.
“They love the weather!” Deep Singh said.
Mohinder Sandhu, from the Sikh Motorcycle Club, shared the club’s community service efforts.
“We do blood drives. We go in Placerville for disabled kids. And everywhere the community needs help, we go there,” Sandhu said.
He expressed his gratitude for living in the U.S. since 1982.
“I was a young man when I came in,” Mohinder Sandhu said. “I’m so happy to stay here in America.”
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel