Gurdwara Sahib Johor Bahru
Sikh temple with an upstairs prayer hall and communal kitchen, raised on reclaimed swamp land.
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This guide to the Gurdwara Sahib on Jalan Trus in Johor Bahru follows the Sikh policemen and royal guards who, in nineteen sixteen, asked the state for a patch of land to pray on, and the unpromising ground they were given. It reaches into the Japanese occupation of Malaya and the towns the community scattered to. Best heard on the pavement facing the entrance, with the Hindu temple next door in view.
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