GURDWARA SAHIB SIKH TEMPLE
Description
"There are six Sikh temples in the Johor state, with the Sikh Temple Johor Bahru built in the city in 1916. In the late 19th century, the Sikh community settled in Johor and many joined the police force whilst some served as the Johor Sultan’s Guard. There was an incident that a fire broke out in the rubber store of Sultan Ibrahim in Pasir Pelangi and the estate workers could not put it out. As the fire continued burning, the police were sent for. The Sikh came and helped. They carried carts of water and some of them used green branches to put out the fire. After the fire was put out, Sultan Ibrahim granted them a piece of land for the temple. In 1916, the Sikh requested for a piece of land from the Johor Police Commissioner to build a Gudwara Sahib. In 1921, the present site was gazetted as a temple reserve. This land was very muddy and swampy. The Sikhs filled up the land with sand and stones and upon this they constructed their first Sikh Temple in late 1921. The Sikh temple was temporarily unattended during 1940s due to World War 2 where Malaya and Singapore were occupied by the Japanese. The Sikhs in Malaya and Singapore were forced to relocate to Skudai, Senai Kangkar Pulai and Pontian."
