Diet in Sikhism
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Followers of Sikhism do not have a preference for meat or vegetarian consumption. There are two views on initiated or "Amritdhari Sikhs" and meat consumption. "Amritdhari" Sikhs can eat meat. "Amritdh
Langar communal meal being held at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, northern India, 20 November 2017
Volunteers preparing langar at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, India, 9 January 2007
Painting depicting Sikh horsemen hunting boar and deer, circa 1790
Jhatka
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Jhatka is a method of slaughtering an animal for meat by a single strike of a sword or axe to sever its head within the Sikh religion and many Hindus. This kills the animal almost instantly. This type
Diet in Sikhism
…consumption. "Amritdhari" Sikhs (i.e. those that follow the Sikh Rehat Maryada - the Official Sikh Code of Conduct) can eat meat (provided it is not Kutha meat). "Amritdharis" that belong to some Sikh sects (e.g. Akhand Kirtani Jatha, Damdami Taksal, Namdhari) are vehemently against the consumption of meat and…
Photograph of Sikh soldiers performing a jhatka slaughter, ca.1914–16
Late 19th century depiction of a jhatka slaughter by Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur in 1699 to formalize the Khalsa Panth