Ontario Khalsa Darbar

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Ontario Khalsa Darbar
Dixie Gurdwara Sahib
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Sikh temple in Mississauga, Ontario
Ontario Khalsa Darbar
Address7080 Dixie Rd, Mississauga, ON l5S 1B7
CountryCanada
Website http://dixiegurdwara.com/
History
Founded1978 as Ontario Khalsa Darbar
Founder(s)Pritam Singh Chohan

Mohinder Singh

Jai Singh

Ranjit Singh Mahal

Avtar Singh Bhogal
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Hardial Dhir
Architectural type Sikh architecture
Groundbreaking April 10, 1982
CompletedOpening Ceremony of New Building June 25, 1989
Clergy
Priest(s) Giani Bhupinder Singh (Head Granthi)
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Ontario Khalsa Darbar, popularly referred to as Dixie Gurdwara, [1] is a Sikh Gurdwara (place of worship) in Mississauga, Ontario. [2] A "gurdwara" means "the doorway of the Guru" and is a Sikh place of worship.

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History

It was officially started in 1978 in a small trailer. [3] Steadily, more and more money was raised and land was purchased and a building was created in 1988. Its new location is at 7080 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario. The opening ceremony in 1989 drew a crowd of 40. [4] In 2001 the Nagar Kirtan (which celebrates Viasakhi) had a crowd of nearly 120,000people. [5]

The temple has been the subject of several controversies such as a donation to the African National Congress in 1990, [6] a dispute over whether Sikh marriages can be performed in a hotel which serves alcohol and meat, and when a Sikh priest stayed at the temple, thus defying a deportation order. [7]

Management committee

The management committee of the gurdwara consists of eleven board members. They are selected through an election which takes place every three years in March. Any individual can become part of the general body and vote in the election, and become part of the management committee.[ citation needed ]

Committee

The committee members serving from April 2025 to March 2028 are: [8]


Kiratpur Park

The management committee in 2020 had started at initiative for families to scatter ashes of their departed family members.[ citation needed ] A park was created on the site of the Etobicoke Creek behind the gurdwara, where families scatter ashes of their family members. [9] The park was completed in July 2022.[ citation needed ]

Blood Donation Camp

The Gurdwara alongside Canadian Blood Services organizes two blood donation camps in a year. The first being in June, in memory of operation blue star and the second being in November in honor of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Gurpurab.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bhargava, Isha (21 February 2023). "200 years of Sikh-Canadian history on display in Woodstock, Ont., museum exhibit". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The exhibit brought a sense of pride and nostalgia to Darshan 'Woody' Bedi, who saw his own contributions highlighted from his time on the committee that helped build the Ontario Khalsa Darbar, commonly known as the Dixie Gurdwara, in Mississauga in 1978.
  2. ↑ this Google News archive search. Accessed December 8, 2009.
  3. ↑ Bhargava, Isha (21 February 2023). "200 years of Sikh-Canadian history on display in Woodstock, Ont., museum exhibit". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The exhibit brought a sense of pride and nostalgia to Darshan 'Woody' Bedi, who saw his own contributions highlighted from his time on the committee that helped build the Ontario Khalsa Darbar, commonly known as the Dixie Gurdwara, in Mississauga in 1978.
  4. ↑ Kellie Hudson, "100 Sikhs join celebration as shrine opens on Dixie Rd." Toronto Star, June 26, 1989. Found at . Accessed December 8, 2009.
  5. ↑ Frank Calleja, "Sikh fest spectacular ; 120 celebrate in Mississauga and Toronto," Toronto Star, April 23, 2001. Found at "Sikh fest spectacular ; 100,000 celebrate in Mississauga and Toronto," story. Accessed December 8, 2009.
  6. ↑ caroline Byrne, "Mohawks may get visit by Mandela, official says," Toronto Star, July 16, 1990, found at article about the African national congress visit and donation. Accessed December 8, 2009.
  7. ↑ Caroline Mallan, "Sikh priest stays in temple defying immigration order," Toronto Star , November 22, 1991, found at a Sikh priest who stayed at the Ontario Khalsa Darbar, defying a deportation order. Accessed December 8, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Committee Members". Ontario Khalsa Darbar. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Funeral Services". Ontario Khalsa Darbar. Retrieved 21 March 2025.

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