Countryside worship/A celebration Day

Every year the numerous Sikh temples built across the Italian agricultural farmlands of the Pianura Padana host a huge harvest festival, the Vaisakhi, bringing together thousands of Sikhs. During this time, the religious diversity of the rural Italian population becomes evident; in just 20 years, the country has developed from a clear Catholic majority to a complex and unique pattern of religious communities. The Vaisakhi questions how urban reality and the use of urban spaces change much more quickly than do urban planning policies, tools or regulations.