Gurudwaras in Malaysia

The earliest Sikhs in Batu Pahat were mainly attached to the Police Force. A few Sikh families were involved in farming and cattle rearing. In the early 1900’s, these Sikhs rented a shop house in Simpang Rantai and renovated the premises to be used as a Gurdwara Sahib. In 1933, this Gurdwara Sahib was relocated […]

By 1890, there were about 1O Sikh Police personnel in Jelebu under the command of Inspector Hennessey. Due to the efforts of Sergeant Sadhu Singh Tharu, a part of the police barracks was converted into a Gurdwara Sahib for the Sikhs. The Holy Book, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, written in the old traditional Rir’ […]

The Malay States Guides (M.S.G.) in Larut, Taiping (Town of Taiping in the District of Larut), consisting mainly of Sikhs, was established in 1896. They had a Gurdwara Sahib in their premises. However, it was difficult for the civilian Sikhs to freely participate in the M.S.G. Gurdwara Sahib’s religious activities due to tight security. With […]

At the beginning of the 20th Century, there were a few Sikhs employed in the Sarawak Police Force stationed at Miri. With the opening of the Shell petroleum refinery, Sikhs were also employed in various posts. By the 1930s, there were about 240 Sikhs in Miri, including their families. The first Gurdwara Sahib building in […]

The first Gurdwara Sahib was originally located in Cheras, Ulu Pudu. It was made of wooden planks with an attap roof, as was the normal practice in the early days. The Sikh families who lived in the vicinity were mostly cattle owners, bullock cart drivers and farmers. The British re-located the Sikhs and other families […]

In the 1930’s, Kluang was a small railway town. There were about 100 Sikhs in Kluang employed in the Police Force while others were bullock cart owners or dairy farmers. Toki Sunder Singh Sidhu (Village Chandriwala, Faridkot), a prominent resident of Kluang, was the main driving force to rally the Sikh community to build a […]

In the 1920s the Sikhs residing around the Tanjong Malim area were mostly dairy farmers and bullock cart drivers. These Sikhs built a small Gurdwara Sahib building with wooden planks and an attap roof near the location of the present Catholic High School. The year in which this Gurdwara Sahib was built is not known […]

By the end of the 19th Century, the Federated Malay States Police were stationed at Bluff Road, which is presently the site of the Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters, and is now known as Bukit Aman. In 1890, the Federated Malay States Government built a Gurdwara Sahib for the Sikhs in the Police Force to serve […]

Around 1920, the first Gurdwara Sahib building was built on the present site by Sikhs residing in Alor Star, most of whom were employed in the Police Force. This building was erected on concrete pillars and had wooden walls with a tiled roof. The langgar hall was a single storey wooden structure with an attap […]

In the late 1920’s, there was a large community of Sikhs residing in Tanah Rata. Some of them were contractors while others were employed as general workers in the various construction projects in Cameron Highlands. Some of these Sikhs were drivers, woodcutters, vegetable farmers or worked in the tea estate. The first Gurdwara Sahib was […]