Serving Food in the Dining Hall
The young Sikh girl in this photograph exemplifies the true spirit of selflessness in her endeavor to serve. Assessing the needs of the diners, she eagerly carries a bucket containing food from the langar kitchen in order to insure that they take their fill.The concept of langar, the Guru's free kitchen, is at the heart Sikhism. All gurdwaras, sikh temples, have a langar kitchen and every program is followed by langar meal service in the community dining hall.
Guru Nanak, first guru of the Sikhs, set the example of langar and serving others, when he fed hungry, and homeless, holymen.
"Raam mo ko har jan kaarai laaeeai||
O Lord, let me work for the humble servants of the Lord." SGGS||881
