More Sikhs than you can shake a stick at!
And they were all eating, too, at least by the time I joined them at Nathan Phillips Square (the parade was held a little too early for me).
Yesterday was the big Khalsa Day Parade in downtown Toronto and, according to the Toronto Sun (the only major daily paper to report on it (!?!)) the attendance was approximately 60,000.
Not such a big deal, by LTTE-supporter standards, but still a visual feast because of the colours everywhere.
When I first encountered this festival at Nathan Phillips Square last year, I was surprised that all the food, bottled water, etc. was given freely to anyone. Usually these sorts of ethnic events charge at least a nominal fee for food.
According to a pamphlet I was handed, free food and lodging at Sikh temples (buildings marked by an orange flag emblazoned with a khanda) for any visitlor is integral to their religion. I like the cut of their jib!Photos from the event:
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