Yuba City Sikh Festival expected to bring 200,000 visitors to town this weekend

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This is the largest Sikh festival in the world, outside of India, and this year's event follows a major investigation into organized crime that had targeted this Northern California Sikh community.

YUAB CITY — Yuba City's population is tripling this weekend as the city's annual Sikh festival just kicked off and is expected to attract 200,000 visitors.The event is now in its fourth decade. Dejinder Dosanjh is the secretary of the temple hosting this massive celebration.'I can see people already from L.A., Bay Area, even Washington, Portland, Oregon,' Dosanjh said.The event has grown so large that the FBI and California Highway Patrol now help with security.

This year's festival follows a major bust announced by Dupré in April rooting out violence that had plagued the Sikh community in recent years.'This operation shows not just Sutter County's commitment to keeping Sikh celebrations and the Sikh community safe, but those communities and celebrations throughout Northern California,' Dupré said.

 

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