Wishesh December Magazine 2015

After a century, the site
became the primary sacred
shrine of the Sikhs. The lake
was enlarged and structurally
contained during the
leadership of the fourth Sikh
Guru (Guru Ram Dass (1574-
1581).
Golden Temple was built
during the leadership of the
fifth Guru (Guru Arjan, 1581-
1606). On several occasions
the temple was destroyed by
the Muslims, and every time
was rebuilt more beautifully by
the Sikhs.
From 1767 onwards, the Sikhs
became strong enough and
peace returned to the Golden
Temple.
Guru Ka Langar:
The community kitchen of
golden temple
The kitchen (Community
kitchen of golden temple) also
called langar hall (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. At the
Langar, no one goes hungry
and everybody gets a hot meal
regardless of caste, creed and
religion.
‘‘ shrine of
the Sikhs.
The lake was
enlarged and
structurally
contained
during the
leadership of
the fourth
Sikh Guru
(Guru Ram
Dass (1574-
1581).
‘‘
Two hundred thousand rotis,
1.5 tonnes of dal and free
food is served to 100,000
people everyday. This makes
the free kitchen run at the
Golden Temple in the western
Indian city of Amritsar stand
apart. Anyone can eat for free
here and on an average they
serve food to 100,000 people.
On weekends and special
occasions double the numbers
of people visit the golden
temple and have Langar. The
langar never stops in golden
temple. 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, 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 Speciality of Punjab is that
tourist or any person coming
to Punjab will get food and
shelter. It means, if a person
does not have money to buy
food and shelter to live he can
directly go to any Gurudwara
for food and shelter (free of
cost). This you will find in all
over Punjab state.
Outside the Golden temple,
there is a big market. From
there you can buy anything
related to the Sikh religion and
also other things. Do not forget
to have “Amritsari Naan” and
“Lassi”. You will really enjoy
the food stuff near the golden
temple.
There are also another tourist
attraction in Amritser and
near to Golden Temple like
Faridkot fort, Wagha border,
Jalliawala Bagh, Ram Tirath,
Durgiana temple.
DECEMBER 2015 | WWW.WISHESH.COM