The Sikh community was out in force as they celebrated the 550th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Sikh faith.
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The Sikh custom of Nagar Kirtan took over the streets of Griffith as members of the Sikh community walked from Memorial Park to the Sikh Temple along Kidman Way as part of the celebrations honouring the birth of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
A gathering was held in Memorial Park before the procession, with martial arts demonstrations and food served.
Once the procession had reached the temple, food and drink were served before the Nishan Sahib was taken down from the temple's flagpole and washed in diluted milk, with a firework display closing out the celebrations.
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President of the Sikh Temple Parshotam Singh said the turnout for the event was better than expected.
"It was quite a good turnout today," Mr Singh said.
"It was good to see other members of the community coming to the event, we were very pleased with that."
Sikhs from as far as Wagga Wagga, Hay and Shepperton converged on the town for the event.
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