00:00As evening settled over Petaling Jaya on March 1, 2026,
00:04a large Sikh congregation gathered inside Godwara Sahib Petaling Tin
00:09for what would be its final prayer.
00:17Yanni Manpreet Singh stood before the Guru Granth Sahib Ji,
00:21the Sikh Holy Scripture.
00:24His voice steady, yet trembling with emotion
00:27as he led the final adhas.
00:33The congregation joined in a united murmur of supplication and gratitude
00:38for the years they had shared within this waltz.
00:44That Sunday, prayers and high tea marked the last gathering
00:48before the Godwara's doors closed for good.
00:56A cheerful mood gave way to quiet reverence as volunteers lowered the temple flag,
01:02signalling the dismantling of a home built on faith and service.
01:13The day concluded in the transfer of the Guru Granth Sahib Ji's to a temporary house in Klana Jaya,
01:19a careful passage of light and memory from one place to the next.
01:24Godwara Sahib Petaling Tin earned its name from its origins near the Tin Binds that drew workers to the area.
01:32Founded in 1972 by Sikhs who laboured there,
01:36it grew to meet the spiritual and communal needs of a rising congregation.
01:40But on March 15, the land beneath the Godwara would be handed over to the Selangor government,
01:47gathered for development.
01:48In line with the government's instruction,
01:51the Gudwarasi's operations as the land was re-designated in 2008
01:56for use as a Muslim burial ground.
01:59He already gave us a new land.
02:00The new land is around 150 metres away from here.
02:04Today we will shift our Guru Maharaj to another centre,
02:07a praying centre in Klana Jaya.
02:10Tomorrow we will do our cleaning and collecting our things,
02:14balance what necessary we need to use, what we don't need to use.
02:18Then only we will do our proper plan, follow the government rules
02:21and meet up with majlis for the architect plans.
02:25We are okay to go to the new place.
02:27Sometimes when we listen to the oldest people there,
02:30they feel more bad than that, of course.
02:34The assessment here is daily because they are not working.
02:37So daily they come to the Godwara to do sewa.
02:39I feel bad too because last year only I became the president
02:42and I didn't have chance for one year also to do sewa here.
02:46They feel very bad and very sad for all the sunburns here.
02:49But we are trying to do our best for them in future
02:53to make the new Godwara as soon as possible for them.
02:58We have no choice.
02:59We have to shift to the new temporary Godwara and the new land.
03:03So we decided to move on peacefully on this land, you know,
03:06because the land belongs to the government.
03:09Sarinda explained that after Kelananjaya,
03:12the Holy Scriptures would find a new home in PJS 3-23,
03:17Taman Buana Perdana, once the space is ready to welcome prayers and family gatherings.
03:23Meanwhile, the Godwara's secretary, Balvin Dejit Kaur,
03:27shared that the new building is expected to cost around RM4 million,
03:31prompting a heartfelt appeal for public donations.
03:34We are definitely going to go to not just Sikhs because we are a community.
03:39Sikhs is a community where we have been giving to everybody from day one.
03:45When there was floods in Sri Muda, we also went in and we helped to give a lot of donations
03:54and also food to the flood relief places.
03:59And then we are always have, I mean, Sikhs has always been a community where we are always giving, right?
04:06So it's our turn now to ask for help.
04:09I will definitely want, prefer if even the non-Sikhs come and come move forward to give us some donations.
04:17You see, we are looking at bigger organizations.
04:19So to build the Godwara is not a small thing, right?
04:22So I know a lot of big organizations, they have CRS programs.
04:26So if this kind of people can come forward to help us, this will be a big deal for us.
04:32So because we are a community, we always give.
04:34So it's our turn now to get something.
04:37Balvin Dejit emphasized that unlike some Godwara's that ran away,
04:40this community must build anew and invite public support to make it a reality.
04:46You're helping to build a place where people are going to gather and pray.
04:50What else do you want in life?
04:52I mean, that is a life soul fulfillment thing.
04:55We want everyone to be involved and help us to make sure we can build a better place than this
05:01one for the next one.
05:02Our forefathers, our grandfathers have done a good job to keeping the community together.
05:07The 467-year-old retiree, Hadjit Singh, walking through these gates stirs deep nostalgic and sorrow.
05:15A devoted member for 54 years, he has spent most of his life here, making the goodbye even harder.
05:22It's around 1969 to that year, my first person came to this place was my father.
05:31Then slowly, slowly our relation started coming, you know.
05:35So the community already started growing.
05:38So our community, Sikh community, then they decided, why not we build a temple here, Godwara said.
05:45There he became named Pataling Tin.
05:49It's a lot of settlers.
05:52Because now I can say I was second generation.
05:58Now we got fourth generation.
05:59My grandchildren already coming here.
06:04But I think some family have already fifth generation coming here.
06:07So, but thanks to the state government of Selengor, they already give proper land with documents, proper documents.
06:18And we are very thanks to the government.
06:21These sentiments were echoed by a 62-year-old retiree, Panjian Corp, who visits daily to join the senior women
06:28in prayer and fellowship.
06:30That is for me like my first house.
06:33I will come and do seva here.
06:35I used to find my friends or, so we try to make a program every day.
06:42So if one day, if I don't come to the temple, I feel like so emboring.
06:48I feel very sad.
06:50Very sad.
06:51Not sad.
06:52It's very sad.
06:58Because very heavy heart for me.
07:00I can't fall.
07:02I can't take it.
07:0727-year-old Gurjit Singh Randhawar spoke of lineage and resilience from great-grandparents to the current generation and of
07:15the youth's enduring energy.
07:17Even though we will be relocating, so I hope our spirit of youth will be stronger than ever.
07:24And we are more than ready, I would say.
07:26In a February 6 Facebook post, Selangor Committee Chairman, Wee Papa Raidu, said the decision to gather the PJS 4
07:35Cemetery land was fair.
07:37Three houses of worship, including Gudwara Sahid Petalintin, have agreed to relocate to preserve inter-communal harmony.
07:45As the final Vahiguru Jika Khalsa, Vahiguru Jiki Fateh echoed through the hall, memories and generations fused into one last
07:55lingering note.
08:03Though the doors may close, the Gudwara's legacy lives on, in the hearts of the congregation and in the stories
08:11passed down.
08:13Thank you very much.
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