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Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara

Sikhs began settling in Leicester in significant numbers after the Second World War, contributing to the city’s cultural diversity and economic development. The establishment of the city’s first Sikh Gurdwaras in the 1960s marked a pivotal moment in the growth and organization of Leicester’s Sikh community. By 2021, the Sikh population in Leicester had risen to over 15,000, representing approximately 5% of the city’s residents, compared to a national average of 0.9%.

The Sikh community’s contributions are particularly evident during annual Nagar Kirtans (processions). The Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan, held in April, attracts thousands of people from Leicester and the Midlands, with a vibrant procession through the city centre. Another significant event is the Nagar Kirtan in November, celebrating Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Parkash Purab (birth anniversary), which unites the community in faith and joy.

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📢 Election Reminder- Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurudwara, Leicester

A reminder from the Membership & Election Board and General Secretary, Satwinder Singh Deol, that the elections for the Management Committee will take place on Sunday 27 September 2026 from 8am to 6pm

🪪 Please bring your membership card with you.

If you don’t have your membership card, don’t worry! We will have facilities available to print your card.
You can either:
📅 Visit us this Saturday between 4pm and 7pm to have your card printed ahead of election day, or
🗳️ Have your card printed on Election Day

‼️ Please make sure you bring any form of ID to allow us to locate your membership card.

🙏 Thank you for your cooperation and support.
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Join us for the Leicester Nagar Kirtan, celebrating the 557th Parkash Purab of Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj ✨

🗓 Sunday 15th November 2026
🕚 11:00am - 2:00pm

📍 Starting at Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurudwara, Leicester, 106 East Park Road, LE5 4QB
📍 Finishing at Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib, 9 Holy Bones, LE1 4LJ

Let’s come together in unity, devotion and Chardi Kala

More information to be released soon.

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Join us for the Leicester Nagar Kirtan, celebrating the 557th Parkash Purab of Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj ✨

🗓 Sunday 15th November 2026
🕚 11:00am - 2:00pm

📍 Starting at Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurudwara, Leicester, 106 East Park Road, LE5 4QB
📍 Finishing at Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib, 9 Holy Bones, LE1 4LJ

Let’s come together in unity, devotion and Chardi Kala 

More information to be released soon. 

#ParkashPurab #NagarKirtan #Leicester #Sikhi #Sewa #Community

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Waheguru Leicester di sangat te mehar banai rakhan🙏🙏

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Wahehguru ji 🙏🏻

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A massive thank you to Singh is King Pure Vegetarian Fast Food for their Langar Sewa on Assu Sangrand 🍕🍟❤️ ... See MoreSee Less

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A massive thank you to Singh is King Pure Vegetarian Fast Food for their Langar Sewa on Assu Sangrand 🍕🍟❤️

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Amazing but shame on the Sikh community for not talk to me and ignoring me and hating me and not welcoming me that is disrespectful and racist

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Celebrating the New Month of Assu with Pizza Langar Sewa 🍕

Pizzas, Chips, Veggie Fingers, Pasta, Garlic Bread, Baked Beans, Sweets, Drinks and much much more!

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🗓 Thursday 17 September 2026 [TODAY]
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Celebrating the New Month of Assu with Pizza Langar Sewa 🍕

Pizzas, Chips, Veggie Fingers, Pasta, Garlic Bread, Baked Beans, Sweets, Drinks and much much more!

Sewa by Singh is King Pure Vegetarian Fast Food  

🗓 Thursday 17 September 2026 [TODAY]
🕐 8pm onwards
📍 Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurudwara, Leicester 

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Celebrating the seventh month of the Nanakshahi Calendar🙏🏼
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Eligible Candidates for the 2026 Elections at Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara Sahib 🙏🏼

Election Date: Sunday 27 September 2026
Time: 8am to 6pm

Remember to bring your membership card or any form of identification to be able to vote 🗳

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Eligible Candidates for the 2026 Elections at Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara Sahib 🙏🏼

Election Date: Sunday 27 September 2026
Time: 8am to 6pm

Remember to bring your membership card or any form of identification to be able to vote 🗳 

#Elections #Candidates

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There will fighting again😂

Do you only need your card to vote

Good luck to every candidate 🙏🏽

💐💐ਸਾਰਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਕਾਮਨਾਵਾਂ

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I’ve never understood why we have allowed gurdwara management to become so deeply tied to elections, factions and politics. Let’s be clear choosing people to administer a gurdwara isn’t automatically against Sikhi. The problem is what happens when the gurdwara becomes an institution to be won, controlled and defended. A gurdwara is Guru’s house. Management should be seva, not a position of status or power. But once you introduce elections, you inevitably create camps, candidates, lobbying, personalities and competition for control. Haumai and lobh then enter an institution that is supposed to teach us to overcome exactly those things. The question stops being, What is best for the Guru and the Sangat? and becomes, Who controls the committee? And that is where the rot starts. Money, property, donations, jobs and influence become attached to positions that were supposed to be about seva. The gurdwara slowly starts operating like a business or political organisation rather than a spiritual institution. We should be asking ourselves whether our system of management actually reflects Gurmat. Seva should not be a career. Leadership should not be a prize. The Sangat should not be treated like an electorate to be mobilised. We need accountability, transparency and competent administration, absolutely. But above all, the institution has to remain Guru-centred rather than personality-centred. Otherwise we end up fighting over who gets to run the Guru’s house, while forgetting why the Guru’s house exists in the first place.

It’s all money making business always when I went I use to put £5 in the gulak. Now I go and take milk and sugar and other bits. Everybody should do the same so it’s served to everyone not only to people in power🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

So much for gender equality ONLY TWO WOMEN candidates, have some shame , I thought Sikhs treated females on a equal basis , you should void this election ( which is ridiculous your a place of worship not a Republic) Infact better still why not have all female management , trust the mothers , daughters and sisters !!!

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Only 2 women on this list? Or Are the politics that dirty and corrupt that no bibi wants to stand for a committee role? Genuine question Ji

Not great for female representation - are we not a faith of equality?

Guru sahib ji sab di chrdi kla krn

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