Temple on the Hill - Australia

Feb 2008
An intriguing insight into the social and cultural changes in an Indian community in Northern NSW, where traditional arranged marriages and maintenance of faith are being challenged by contemporary Australian influences.

Harbinder and Sarvie are two young Sikh -- Australian girls, growing up in a traditional community of Sikh banana farmers in the country town of Woolgoolga. In a community dominated by the Temple committee, there isn't any room for free will. Harbinder has an arranged marriage in India but Sarvie is "ex-communicated from the community because of her
marriage" to a white Australian man. This documentary portrays the ongoing generational conflict from the point of view of young Australian-Indians.

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[TheSardar22]

that one guy who converted to Catholicism didn't impress me much, if he was really spiritual, he would have found a path in Sikhism, most likely he converted to conform to the Australian lifestyle).

keeping your culture is not easy, but i salute to grewal and sodhi's family.

[sd8c]

i think the guy who became Christian is a bag of bull shit cause he knows what sikhies all about and that it is way over what Christianity can offer however he did all this bull shit to get the gori ( White Girl). Shame on him for giving up sikhi for a fudu gori

[Saood84]

Oh fuck

[tiptopjatt]

Fuck u bItches..punjabi till i die..nd proud.

[ScotteDio]

Christian converted Sikh seem like used car saleman.

[jrai102]

@goldieboi90 idiot

[goldieboi90]

i think ya'll a bunch of fuckheads! YEOOWW south shall rise again.

[jrai102]

@BRRUUUAAHHable Wow you are beyond ignorant. Literally I am laughing right now because I never seen such a dumb ass like you. Bet you anything you drive a taxi all day everyday fucking dickwit.

[gsaro1]

FUCK ALL YOU DICKHEADS ARGUING BOUT WHAT AUSTRALIA WAS. YOU DONT KNOW SHIT, IF YOU LISTENED IN HIGH SCHOOL YOU WOULD KNOW IT WAS CALLED NEW HOLLAND BEFORE AUSTRALIA. DON'T DISS THESE PEOPLE WHO CAME FROM INDIA AND CREATED THE GURDAWARAS IN NSW, WHO GIVES A SHIT WHAT THEY SAY?, IF IT WAS NOT FOR THEM WHERE WOULD YOU WORSHIP?

[gsaro1]

@BRRUUUAAHHable YOU ARE DA DUMBEST CUNT I KNOW. NO ONE WAS RICH BACK IN THE DAY HOW DO YOU THINK DA FIRST GURDAWARRAA WAS BUILT? FROM DA COMMUNITY YOU DUMB CUNT, IN UK NOT ALL ARE JATT YOU FUCKING DUMB CUNT ERY1 CONTRIBUTES TO THE TEMPLE COZ THY ARE ALL RELIGOUS. ITS BOUT THE GURU GRANTH SAHIB NOT BOUT VEGE OR NOT. FUCK GILRS WHERES YOUR RESPECT FOR WHAT THE GURUS HAVE DONE? THEY FOUGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO EAT........NOT TO EAT BEEF YOU FUCKING FAGGOT. KURI DSNT MAKE YOU RELIGOUS YOU FUCKING LOSER

[brarkolkata]

GREWAL Priest..........wht a fucking person........doesn,t know anything about his own religion.... teaching christians ,,,,,,.... See how sad is there mother..... her life has became worst with this ...desi priests.....

[gazzdhillon]

jere desh da khaaeae os da bura ni mangida......once u have come to australia u shud accept australian ways and not be judgemental..u can still keep & respect ur culture..theres nothing wrong in marrying an aussie chick..if ur in love go for it.. neither the mother nor the son is wrong in my opinion as far as marriage is concerned...its just being stuck between a rock and a hard place...