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Annual Sikh parade floods northeast communities

By Sarah Offin Global News

Posted May 9, 2015 4:01 pm

Updated May 9, 2015 4:07 pm

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Annual Sikh parade floods northeast communities - image — Braden Latam, Global News

CALGARY – It’s our city’s second largest parade, following the Calgary Stampede.

The annual Nagar Kirtan parade saw about 40,000 people take to the streets in the communities of Martindale and Castleridge Saturday.

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It began and ended at the Dashmesh Culture Centre, where a colorful display of religion, history, music, traditional martial arts, free food and Indian sweets were found.

The event also supports the 10^th Annual Walking Away Hunger Campaign (WAH) to raise food and funds for the Calgary Interfaith food bank. To date, Sikh Youth Calgary has raised over $260,000 in cash and food donations for those in need.