The community is invited to a non-stop recital of Guru Granth Sahib ji, the Sikh faith’s holy book, from 10:30 a.m. Friday until 2 p.m. Sunday.

Ajitpal Kahlon was a professional basketball player for his local police department for five years in his native India when he joined his aunt and mother in the Lodi area in 1985.

Balwinder Singh found out that people in Lodi and other areas don't understand the Sikh faith, practiced in east India.

Gagandeep Kaur, a fifth-grader who attends Louis Borchardt Elementary School, took home the first prize for her age category at the 21st Annual Sri Hemkunt Foundation International Speech Contest.

Thank you for your recent articles on the new imam at the Lodi mosque and the official opening of the Sikh temple.

Up to 1,000 Sikhs and visitors, including San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore, celebrated the grand opening of Lodi's new Sikh temple with a procession on the grounds, a special service and free Indian food on Sunday.

After a year's delay in getting final approval by San Joaquin County officials, the Lodi Sikh Temple will mark the grand opening of its new hall on Sunday with a parade and service.

The Sikh religion is comparatively modern religion. It came into existence about 500 years ago in the region of India known as Punjab. There are millions of Sikhs worldwide. Sikh religion believes in one and only one God and respects every other religion. Every human being in this universe is created by one God is one of the fundamental principles of Sikhism.

The new Sikh Temple in south Lodi has a 60-foot-high canary-yellow banner with the faith's emblem, but some Lodi residents wonder why there isn't an American flag to go with it.

Five leaders from the Lodi Sikh Temple took turns reading all 1,430 pages of their holy book over a 48-hour period in honor of a 23-year-old Lodi man who was shot to death in March, and for the 32 people who were killed at Virginia Tech University on April 16.

The core to Sikhism is: "In order to realize God and realize yourself, you must act, here and now."

As the new year approaches, Lodi's Sikh temple is scheduled to open soon, so local residents won't have to travel to south Stockton for services and special events.

Dr. Navinderdeep Singh Nijher, wearing a long black beard and turban, both typical of those of the Sikh faith, was impressed with how rescue workers at the World Trade Center struggled to help people of different races and cultures on Sept. 11.

Dr. Navinderdeep Singh Nijher, wearing a long black beard and turban, both typical of those of the Sikh faith, was impressed with how rescue workers at the World Trade Center struggled to help people of different races and cultures on Sept. 11.