Scottish Sikh community leader Hans Singh has died at the age of 87.
Mr Singh, from Glasgow, was a major force behind the opening of the country's first Sikh temple.
He also successfully campaigned for Sikhs to be exempt from having to wear motorcycle helmets while they were wearing a turban.
Mr Singh, who is survived by his wife Parsin Kaur and three of their four children, died peacefully on Christmas Day.
A mathematics graduate from the Punjab University Lahore, he
and his wife settled in Glasgow in 1948 after emigrating from Armritsar
in India.
He was a prominent figure within the Sikh community, and was
secretary of the Guru Granth Sahib Gurdwara in Nithsdale Road for 15
years.
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