In 1912, with the
assistance of a Sindhi merchant named Wassiamull, a group of Sikhs
bought a bungalow with a large compound at 175 Queen Street and
turned it into a gurdwara. The gurdwara became known
as the Central Sikh Temple when other temples were established. It
was also known as the Wadda Gurdwara ('The Big Temple').
- The temple was reconstructed in
1921. The congregation hall was on the first floor and the
kitchen and other facilities on the ground floor. It is the
custom for Sikh temples to provide food and lodging to
travellers.
Plans for a new temple in Towner Road
were conceived in 1983. Its construction began in 1984 and was
completed in April 1986. The Central Sikh Temple at Towner Road was
officially opened in November that year.