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Temples To Clinics: Why COVID Vaccine Events Are Popping Up At Valley’s Sikh Gurdwaras

Now that most pandemic restrictions on houses of worship have been lifted, the Sikh Institute of Fresno looks much like it did pre-COVID. On a recent Sunday at this 3-story, salmon-colored temple known as a gurdwara, people stream in and out of the main worship hall, some wearing traditional saris and kurtas, others in t-shirts and jeans. While they circle the altar, a trio of men playing harmoniums and tabla drums sing hymns known as kirtan in the Northern Indian language of Punjabi. Outside, families wait in long lines for bubbling trays of vegetable curry, lentils and roti on the way to the langar hall, a cafeteria where they can eat and catch up with friends. But on this day, classrooms decked out with chalkboards and bright posters that are typically used for Punjabi school have been repurposed. Sitting in one of them is 13-year-old Navleen Kaur. “A lot of people are getting sick, and for them we are getting the vaccine,” she said. This room is the observation area of a pop-up
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