Harbhajan Singh Khalsa discussing the successes of Sikhs who had migrated from India to the West, including Surjit Kaur's "Among the Sikhs: Reaching for the Stars" and Gurmukh Singh's "The Global Indian: The Sikhs". Harbhajan Singh Khalsa died of complications of heart failure at his home in Española, New Mexico, on October 6, 2004, aged 75. He was survived by his wife, sons, daughter and five grandchildren. His passing was widely noted in the press, with obituaries appearing in "The Los Angeles Times", the "Times of India", "The New York Times", and "Yoga Journal". In addition, Singh's passing was noted by the Shiromani
Harbhajan Singh at The Oval in London, was partly attributed to his marketability. Harbhajan had generated a large personal following in the western London suburb of Southall, which boasts a majority Punjabi Sikh population, when he lived there in 1998 while training under Fred Titmus. In 2006 Harbhajan's endorsements generated controversy when he appeared without his turban in an advertisement for Royal Stag whisky. This angered many orthodox Sikhs, leading to anti-Harbhajan protests in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar, with effigies of Harbhajan being burnt. The Sikh clergy and Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee demanded an apology from him and asked Seagram's