Sikhs mourn temple victims at candlelight vigil
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Mourners cry during a candlelight vigil at the Sikh temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin, on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker along with members of the Sikh community attend a candle light vigil at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin for the victims of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin the previous day, on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A member of the Sikh community attends a candle light vigil at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin for the victims of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin the previous day, on Aug 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A member of the Sikh community attends a candle light vigil at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin for the victims of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin the previous day, on Aug 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker attends a prayer service at the Sikh Temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Worshipers in the Sikh community gather for a candle light vigil after prayer services at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Monday, Aug 6, 2012, in Brookfield, Wis. -- PHOTO: AP
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Mourners prepare for a candlelight vigil at the Sikh Temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Simmi Dhami , far right, 13, Harsajan Dhami, center, 6, and their mother Jeewan Dhami, near right, participate during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Il. on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Sikh women and men hold candles during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Il. on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Ruby Singh,22, of Long Grove, Ill., participates during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Ill. on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Mourners cry during a candlelight vigil at the Sikh temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin, on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker along with members of the Sikh community attend a candle light vigil at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin for the victims of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin the previous day, on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. -- PHOTO: AFP
A member of the Sikh community attends a candle light vigil at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin for the victims of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin the previous day, on Aug 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. -- PHOTO: AFP
A member of the Sikh community attends a candle light vigil at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin for the victims of the shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin the previous day, on Aug 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. -- PHOTO: AFP
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker attends a prayer service at the Sikh Temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Worshipers in the Sikh community gather for a candle light vigil after prayer services at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Monday, Aug 6, 2012, in Brookfield, Wis. -- PHOTO: AP
Mourners prepare for a candlelight vigil at the Sikh Temple in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Simmi Dhami , far right, 13, Harsajan Dhami, center, 6, and their mother Jeewan Dhami, near right, participate during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Il. on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Sikh women and men hold candles during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Il. on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Ruby Singh,22, of Long Grove, Ill., participates during a prayer vigil at the Sikh Religious Society temple in Palatine, Ill. on Aug 6, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin (AFP) - One by one, barefoot mourners stepped forward to bow their heads in solemn prayer on Monday for their neighbours killed in a gun attack on a Sikh temple in the United States state of Wisconsin.
Soulful songs echoed through the peaked-roof sanctuary where hundreds sat knee to knee, their heads covered in expertly fastened turbans and hastily tied kerchiefs offered to visitors at the door.
Dozens more stood in the lobby to show their support even if there was no room for them to join the prayers at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin - a temple just 40km from the scene of Sunday's bloodshed.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker donned an orange headscarf as he stood to offer the midwestern state's condolences and prayers for the six people killed and three gravely wounded in the attack at the Oak Creek temple.
