Thind, Rajinder

Collage A consists of two pictures of the Gill family. The top left picture is a black and white photograph of Indar Singh and Kartar Kaur Gill in 1952. The large bottom picture is a colour photograph from Nash Singh (Indar's son) and Rajinder Kaur wedding, surrounded by wedding guests at the Abbotsford Gur Sikh Temple.

Photo taken at the wedding of Nachattar Gill and Rajinder Thind. The Gill family are standing in front of the light-blue car in a row. Included in the photo are Malkit Kaur, Baljit Kaur, Kartar Kaur, Indar Singh, and Khem Singh. Rajinder Kaur, the bride, is wearing a pink wedding lehenga with a dupatta covering her head. Nash Singh, the groom, is wearing a formal suit, a pink turban, and carrying a wedding sword. The couple has varmalas around their necks, flower garlands that signify their marital union. Also, they are each holding an end of a yellow scarf called a palla, which signifies their physical union. And the goal for a spiritual union of their souls. The Gill men are wearing formal suits, pink turbans, and boutonnières. Malkit Kaur and Baljit Kaur are wearing sarees. Kartar Kaur is wearing a pink salwar suit and a chunni covering her head. The background consists of the Abbotsford Gur Sikh Temple with wedding guests outside.

Nacchatter (Nash) Singh and Rajinder Kaur Thind were married on June 18, 1972, at the Abbotsford Gur Sikh Temple. The bride and groom stand behind four girls, who are dressed in identical orange Indian lehengas. Rajinder Kaur is wearing a pink bridal lehenga with her head covered by a dupatta. Nash Singh is wearing a formal pin-striped suit. Both the bride and groom have varmalas around their necks, which is a flower garland that signifies the marital union. Wedding guests surround the couple. Amongst the crowd is Indar Singh (third row, third from right) in a pink turban. Khem Singh Gill (Indar Singh's father) is in the front row, second to the right. Khem Singh is wearing a pink turban with his cane on the ground. Mohinder Singh Gill (Indar's brother) is standing in the foreground to the left. Kartar Kaur Gill is standing close to the couple. Nash's sisters Baljit and Malkit are all standing nearby.

Nachhattar (Nash) Singh and Rajinder Kaur Thind were married on June 18, 1972, at the Abbotsford Gur Sikh Temple. The newly wedded couple is standing in front of a light-blue car. Rajinder Kaur is wearing a pink wedding lehenga with a dupatta, a head cover. Nash Singh is wearing a formal pin-stripped suit and a pink turban. Nash Singh carries a sword, a tradition in Sikh weddings; to protect himself and his bride, the groom used to have a sword. The bride and groom each hold an end of a yellow scarf called a palla , which signifies their physical union and the goal for a spiritual union of their souls. Nash Singh and Rajinder Kaur have varmala, Indian wedding garlands, around their necks, which signifies the marital union. The background has wedding guests, and the Abbotsford Gur Sikh Temple is the building.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Photo of Parminder Grewal and Joginder Thind sitting together with some wedding guests. Included in the group is Rajinder Thind, Nachattar Gill, Kartar Kaur Gill, Baljit Gill, Malkiat Gill, Balbir Khangura, and Onkar Brar.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Photo of Parminder Grewal and Joginder Thind sitting together with some wedding guests. Included in the group is Rajinder Thind, Nachattar Gill, Kartar Kaur Gill, Baljit Gill, Malkiat Gill, Balbir Khangura, and Onkar Brar.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Family photo of Rajinder Thind and Nachattar Gill seated together with a young child.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Photo of Parminder Grewal and Joginder Thind sitting together. They are surrounded by wedding guests and family including Nachattar Gill, Rajinder Thind, Baljit Gill, Malkiat Gill, and Kartar Kaur Gill.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Photo of Joginder Thind standing with a group of women. Kartar Kaur, Baljit Kaur and Malkit Kaur are also present in the group.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Photo of Joginder Thind standing with a group of women. Kartar Kaur, Baljit Kaur and Malkit Kaur are also present in the group.