Vaisakhi Celebrations in Los Angeles
The convention center was beautifully transformed into the Gurdwara. The sangat did such a great job decorating for the vaisakhi celebration.
I thought that this picture with the Panj Piaray was particularly interesting. During the vaisakhi celebrations every year the panj normally stay sitting or standing behind the Siri Guru Granth Sahib till the end of Gurdwara. What was interesting was that all of the panj were women. Then later on when the Nagar Kirtan happened outside, the Panj Piaray were all men. Quite a contrast.
Near the end of the Gurdwara five different Sikh organizations (Sikh Coalition, SALDEF, SCORE, United Sikhs and SikhNet) were recognized with the “Spirit of Vaisakhi” award. Representatives of each organizations received a suropas and a beautiful picture of Siri Keshgar Sahib.
In this pictures I am addressing the sangat and telling them about the work that we do at SikhNet.
Here is a picture of Brad Sherman of the United States Congress wearing a Turban and being recognized with a Suropa.
Congressman Brad Sherman then presented the Sangat with an American Flag that had been specifically flown at the top of the Capital Building of the United States Congress on the occasion of Baisakhi.
Abinashi singh receiving recognition by the Los Angeles sheriff’s department for being the second Sikh as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff.
Pritpal Singh and Jatha (from my home town Espanola) playing Kirtan at the celebration.
The Bazaar area.
Panj Piaray with the Siri Guru Granth Sahib coming outside of the convention center for the Nagar Kirtan.
There were two Sardas on horses leading the Nagar Kirtan.
My friend Siri Vias Singh and his son, who just moved to Los Angeles with his family.
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Thank you for sharing the pictures! I love the sardaar on the horse leading, the Panj Piaray, the Kirtan jathas and most importantly the Sangat pictures.
And of course the Guru Jodha Singh Ji doing the Guru’s seva!
WJKK WJKF,
thank you veer ji,
thosep pictures were so filled with the love of Sangat and Guru Ji (trully one and the same), they brought tears of joy to my heart.
thank you for the wonderful seva you continually serve Guru and Guru’s Sangat through.
WJKK WJKK
Blessing of love, respect and gratitude.
Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing these.
Cute little sikh on his dad’s shoulders is the Best.He is so sweet…
Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa vaheguru Ji Ke Fateh
Is there any video clips Ji???
The live broadcast wasnt working for half the time ji.
But it was great the bits that we got to see
Thank you
Naam Japu :)
Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ke Fateh
thanx alot 4 sharin Vaisakhi Celebrations in Los Angeles wid us……u r duing vry gr8 seva for the panth via internet…. as many sikhs like me who cannot spare their time to go to GURUDWARA n other activities or sikh panth due to their jobs, this thing is vry gud for us so dat v ppl can know bout our dharma n culture……
Very beautiful! Pleased to see these beautiful pictures of Sangat Ji
Thanks for this wonderful seva
Sat Siri Akal,
Thank you for the Vaisakhi Celebration over the Internet.The Sanget from Pritpal Singh was very good, I like it so much.May Wahe Guru bless you all.
Proud (SIKH) was there. I saw Mr. Sikhnet for the first time.
It was great. Amazing Crowd. Thank you for sharing the photographs.
Proud (SIKH) was with Ujjaldar Singh Foundation.
Guru Mustuk Singh Ji– thx so much for sharing the great Baisaki pics. with us. I wanted so much to be there and viewing the pictures is a consulation at least!
Deva Kaur
Only one word can describe it.. “Beautiful”. I feel so privileged to be a Sikh when i see such amazing events being carried out.
Imagine if our Guru Gobind Singh was here with us, he would have smiled his beautiful, graceful smile and said, ‘Waheguru’. All of mankind is one.
Keep up the great work MrSikhNet.
Peace, love and devotion to all,
Ravinder Singh
Amazing pictures, really put a smile on my face and it kind of shows aswell how proud sikhs should be. I think if all sikhs were this proud, earth would be heaven by now.
All I can say that I wish I was there (its quite far from UK though), ahh well, I will try next year to get there.
SAT SHRI AKAL
thank you so much for sharing the photographs with the rest of us who could not be present there physically. the community spirit that can be glimpsed through the activities is amazing. May the Khalsa Panth keep on growing and prospering.
Raj Karega Khalsa
Navneet Saini
AWESOME!!
WJKK WJKF GREAT PICTURES THANKS SARDAR GURMUSTAK SINGH JI KHALSA MERA MANN GADD GADD HO GAYA.
Great pics….raj karega khalsa…Waheguru ji ka khalsa Waheguru ji ki fateh
i fell pround and a felling of honour when i see our sikh brother and sisters outside india . im really thankful to sinknet for sharing these golden moments with us . thank you to all the members of SIKHNET for the hard efforts .
very beautiful pictures….!
proud to be a sikh..!
Waheguru ji ka khalsa
waheguru ji ki fathe
beautiful pics….
the sikhs residing over foreign countries are doing much more than the sikhs in punjab.
the young aged in punjab are going towards negative side.
waheguru ji ka khalsa
waheguru ji ki fathe
PROUD TO BE SIKH. AWESOME TO SEE SIKH SANGAT JI IN HUGE NO.
THANKS A LOT FOR SHARING PHOTOS OF LOS ANGELS WID US .I’M FROM FARIDABAD(HARYANA,INDIA) AND WISH TO CELEBRATE THIS VAISAKHI IN LOS ANGELES
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru ji ki Fathe
    The sipirt of Khalsa can be seen through these beautiful pictures.
May Waheguru bless you who do all these good things in an organised way
for sikh cause.
Thanks
Sohan
Waheguru JiKa Khalsa Waheguru Ji Fateh
Thanku ver muchfor providing us the Darshan of Sikh Sangat in LA. Very pleased to have Darshan of Panj Piare, Sardar Abnashai Singh and Sardrar Vias Singh especially a little Sardar ( his son). Than u very much.
The new 2008 VAISAKHI pictures are now available at my blog..
Proud (SIKH) Blog
Hello,Â
I would like to know if the videos of the kirtan jathas, including the youth kirtan jathas will be posted anywhere?
Very happy to see sikh sangat in l.a …..its really awesome ….we r getting a peak point of the world…..hooo!….. very Happy Baisakhi to all.
Waheguru JiKa Khalsa Waheguru Ji Fateh
Thank you very much for providing us with these beautiful pictures. By looking at this wonderful pictures, I could feel the peace and the blessings of the Guru. If possible where could i get a complete Dvd of this kirtan so that i share this beautiful moment with all my brothers and sisters in Melbourne Australia. Wishing each and every one a Happy Vesakhi!
wahaguru ji ka khalsa  sri wahaguru ji ki fathe…………
Thank U for showing me this kind of beautiful, lovely photos on this site,
Hello,
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Wahaguru ji ka Khalsa, Wahaguru ji ki Fatha.
I am very Thankful to you Gurudwara Committee Members, and others of the Management committe. of  US, Because all the photos of sangat and gurudwaras nagar kirtan etc, This all photos are very nice . After Iam seeing this phots i have come to say that, The persons who dnt know about sikhism, They can also know by attending this nagar kitans, Gurudwarasahibs etc.
SAT SRI AKAL JI,
I m from India nd it’s really nice to see all these pics. It proves that sikhs are always on top….good job…
Sardarji on HORSE looks very Royal …
nic pic v nic pic ,,,,,Panth MERE dian GUNJA dino DIN chardian REHN gian ,,,,,,,,bole SO nihal SAT shiri AKAL,,,,,,,,
WAHE GURU JI KA KHALSA SHRI WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH…..
its really good to c all together celebrating…god belss em.all
Satsri Akhal Veerji,
Aap atha aap da jatha da may bahoot abhari hai, shukargujar haa. ki aap na
minu AMERICA vich da sikh tha gurudwara sahib da darshan veeka ka karwadita. very very thanks to you all
thanks for sharing all these photographs,
With all blessings. You did excellent job for the Guru Khalsa Panth. You look real Fauz of Akal Purkh. The day is not far away when the World will follow the Path of Gurmat and Sikhism. There is only Dharma in the world which love to the mankind without any discrimination. “Ek Pita Ekas ke hum Barik”, “Jin Prem Kio Tin Hi Prabh Paio”, “Jagat Jot Jappae Nisbasar Ek Bina Mann Naik na Aanae”, “Koor Kirya Urjeo Sabh Hi Jag Sri Bhagwan Ko Bhed Na Paio”
WAHE GURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH
KHALSA SHALL PREVAIL
Sat Shri Akal
Thank u very much for showing baisakhi pictures. would u please show some video clips too if possible. we loved those pictures. Hopefully we will have more sangat this year and also more pictures which is tomorrow. thank u for doing such a great sewa for our panth. WJKK WJKF Bole So Nihal
SATSHRIAKHAL
WAHEGURU JI A KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH,
I LOVE ALL THESE PHOTOS WITH A LOT OF LOVE….THANKS A LOT FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS WITH SIKH SANG AT.
THANKS ALL FOR YOUR EFFORTS. GOD BLESS YOU.
Sat shri akaal ji I am very happy tO share my few words with my communities. i hope this year also CHARDI KALA VICH HOVEGA 2009 vaisakhi celebration ‘ll comming soon also in PARIS FRANCE. I HOPE Mr. SINGH ‘LL SHOW US AGAIN SOME NEW VAISAKHI CELEBRATIONS PHOTOS SURE..GOD BLESS YOU ALL…..URS das HAPPY VASAKHI JIIIII
BINDI JHIKKA FROM PARIS. A BIEN TÔT MERCI
waheguru ji ka khalsa te waheguru ji ki fathe
i am aman from germany tuhada bohot thx eh website lai fotos dek ke maan khush hoge
tusi ehte bhot wadiya tarrike naal visakhi mnaunde o , meri isha jeh waheguru ne chaeya tan main b ek din tuhade kol visakhi wekhan ahwanga
te ek hor bar thx
sat sri akal
Sat Sri Akaal,
Feeling great to see such a big gathering in the USA of sikhs.May God always keep his blessings on us to celebrate such big days in great spirit.We should always keep our morale high and should be proud to be a SIKH.
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh….
Good to see Revolution overall in World.
We are proud to be a Sikh..
Raj Karega Khalsa…
Welcome to New World Of Sikhism.
Great Set of Vaisakhi Photos !
Another set of VAISAKHI Photos from Los Angeles can be viewed at our website.
VAISAKHI Photos
wow! Awesome! Am very proud of belonging to the same community.
This is a fabulous march depictiong the basics of Sikhism.