Tuesday, April 17, 2007

woopiwood

14 April
Festival of Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year

http://www.curryfest.com.au/

Woolgoolga or "Woopi" as the locals call it, has the largest regional Sikh/Punjabi population in Australia and is the site of the first Sikh temple built in Australia.

You can see more photos of the event by clicking on any of the following shots...

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Other links:
www.sikhs.org
www.sikhnet.com
www.sikh.com.au/inaus/wool.html

and then there were
firetwirlers on the beach...Kyle and Niki, Josie and a few others who were kind enough to pose in the shallows for the shots here...

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