So he decided to offer his home as a gurdwara — a Sikh place of worship where the holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib, is kept.
After 21 years of hosting festivals and opening his doors to anyone who wanted to pray, Mr Maggo is moving to Sydney and the Sikh community has found a new space in Forbury Park to keep the Guru Granth Sahib.
Mr Maggo said back in 2003 there were only about five Sikh families in Dunedin but his home was open to people of all walks of life to take part in Sikh festivals.
There were about 300 Sikhs in Dunedin now.
He was leaving behind the Guru Granth Sahib he had carried with him for the past 36 years at the Forbury Park gurdwara.
It was hard for him to leave it behind but he believed it was in safe hands with the Sikh community in Dunedin — which he considered his family.
Gurdwara trust member Simran Singh said it was great to have Mr Maggo’s home as a place to gather for the community but the new space was a "whole new level".
He said the trust was expecting between 300 and 400 people at its Vaisakhi festival celebrations on May 20.
Trust cashier Satnam Singh said everyone was welcome to worship, meditate or have a free meal at the gurdwara.
It was open from 6am to 8am and 6pm to 8pm every day and two volunteer priests were present to assist.
