Amritsar Golden Temple
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Some of the footage I
Some of the footage I took at The Golden Temple in Amritsar in the Punjab - Two hundred thousand rotis (Indian flat bread), 1.5 tonnes of dal (lentil soup) and free food served to 100,000 people everyday are what makes the free kitchen run at the Golden Temple in the western Indian city of Amritsar stand apart.
By all measures, the kitchen (called langar in Punjabi ) is one of the largest free kitchens to be run anywhere in the world.
The concept of langars was initiated centuries ago by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion.
Sunday, November 17, is his 545th birth anniversary.
At the Langar, no one goes hungry - and everybody gets a hot meal regardless of caste, creed and religion.
All Sikh Gurudwaras (places of worship) have langars, but the one at Golden Temple - Sikhs' holiest shrine - has little parallel.
“Anyone can eat for free here and on an average we serve food to 100,000 people. On weekends and special occasions double the numbers of people visit the langar. The langar never stops and on an average 7,000 kg of wheat flour, 1,200 kg of rice, 1,300 kg of lentils, 500 kg of ghee (clarified butter) is used in preparing the meal every day,” says Harpreet Singh, manager of this huge kitchen.
“The free kitchen uses firewood, LPG gas and electronic bread makers for the cooking and we use around 100 LPG cylinders and 5,000 kilograms of firewood every day,” he adds.
The kitchen is run by 450 staff, helped by hundreds of other volunteers.
Sanjay Arora, 46, from New Delhi, comes to volunteer at the langar two days a month. “This is seva (service) for me. I feel happy after doing this service. This is not just free food because here you forget all the differences that separate humans from each other,” he says.
Volunteers also wash the 300,000 plates, spoons and bowls used in feeding the people. The food is vegetarian and the expenses are managed through donations from all over the world.
The yearly budget of the langar runs into hundreds of millions.
MY GEAR
Main Camera Panasonic Lumix GX8 http://amzn.to/2uVkLDP
Main Lens Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm f2.8 http://amzn.to/2u4gXRE
Secondar Lens Panasonic Lumix 35-100mm f2.8 http://amzn.to/2u3PCPR
Prime Lens Panasonic Lumix G Leica LENS, 25MM, F1.4 ASPH http://amzn.to/2e5Lum6
Drone DJI Mavic Pro http://amzn.to/2f8y5z2
Secondary Camera Canon Eos 5D mk3 http://amzn.to/2faoOq9
By all measures, the kitchen (called langar in Punjabi ) is one of the largest free kitchens to be run anywhere in the world.
The concept of langars was initiated centuries ago by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion.
Sunday, November 17, is his 545th birth anniversary.
At the Langar, no one goes hungry - and everybody gets a hot meal regardless of caste, creed and religion.
All Sikh Gurudwaras (places of worship) have langars, but the one at Golden Temple - Sikhs' holiest shrine - has little parallel.
“Anyone can eat for free here and on an average we serve food to 100,000 people. On weekends and special occasions double the numbers of people visit the langar. The langar never stops and on an average 7,000 kg of wheat flour, 1,200 kg of rice, 1,300 kg of lentils, 500 kg of ghee (clarified butter) is used in preparing the meal every day,” says Harpreet Singh, manager of this huge kitchen.
“The free kitchen uses firewood, LPG gas and electronic bread makers for the cooking and we use around 100 LPG cylinders and 5,000 kilograms of firewood every day,” he adds.
The kitchen is run by 450 staff, helped by hundreds of other volunteers.
Sanjay Arora, 46, from New Delhi, comes to volunteer at the langar two days a month. “This is seva (service) for me. I feel happy after doing this service. This is not just free food because here you forget all the differences that separate humans from each other,” he says.
Volunteers also wash the 300,000 plates, spoons and bowls used in feeding the people. The food is vegetarian and the expenses are managed through donations from all over the world.
The yearly budget of the langar runs into hundreds of millions.
MY GEAR
Main Camera Panasonic Lumix GX8 http://amzn.to/2uVkLDP
Main Lens Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm f2.8 http://amzn.to/2u4gXRE
Secondar Lens Panasonic Lumix 35-100mm f2.8 http://amzn.to/2u3PCPR
Prime Lens Panasonic Lumix G Leica LENS, 25MM, F1.4 ASPH http://amzn.to/2e5Lum6
Drone DJI Mavic Pro http://amzn.to/2f8y5z2
Secondary Camera Canon Eos 5D mk3 http://amzn.to/2faoOq9
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