Greater Vancouver's Sikh community is abuzz over the recent behaviour of a controversial leader of a religious sect in India.

Protests erupted in India five days ago after photos of Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh — who is not Sikh — appeared in newspapers showing him dressed as Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs' last spiritual leader.

Hundreds of protesters in the northern part of the country brandished swords as they expressed their anger over what they see as sacrilege.

It's an issue that has stirred up Sikhs around the world.

In Greater Vancouver, callers to Punjabi-language radio stations have been expressing their outrage, and a forum has been organized at the Sukh Sagar temple in New Westminster.