Langar (Sikhism)
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In Sikhism, a langar is the community kitchen of a gurdwara, which serves meals to all free of charge, regardless of religion, caste, gender, economic status, or ethnicity. People sit on the floor and
A community meal in progress at a Sikh langar
Sikh painting showing a langar in the bottom right, c. 19th century
Volunteers helping preparing food for langar at the Golden Temple
Janamsakhis painting of Guru Nanak's dialogue with Sant Ren feeding the hungry ascetics during the Sacha Sauda episode
Sikhism
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Sikhism, also known as Sikhi, is an Indian religion and philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently
Langar (Sikhism)
…In Sikhism, a langar (Punjabi: ਲੰਗਰ, pronunciation: , 'kitchen') is the community kitchen of a gurdwara, which serves meals to all free of charge, regardless of…
Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the spiritual capital of Sikhism.
Tarn Taran Sahib – The World's Largest Sarovar (sacred pool)
A sketch made in 1844 by Emily Eden of the "Akalees or Immortals". Digitised by the Panjab Digital Library.
A Nihang Sikh at the Harmandir Sahib, also called the Golden Temple