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Langar: a Sikh tradition of shared meals

A short, respectful pointer. Not a full guide.

Visitors seated on the floor and served a free meal in the Golden Temple langar, Amritsar — The langar hall of the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar. Image: shankar s., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Awaiting Sikh-led review

Langar is a Sikh institution: a communal kitchen where people sit together and eat, grounded in equality. It is stewarded by Sikh communities. Yoga.org does not own it, rebrand it, or teach it as a yoga technique.

Until Sikh educators review a longer page, this is only a doorway to Sikh-authored sources:

Sewa, explained by a Sikh writer (The Guardian)
“Food that Builds Community” — academic article on langar

Related Hindu/yoga reading on this site: Sevā: care offered in action. Keep the traditions distinct.

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Sources

The Guardian on Sikh sewa
Érudit article on langar

Links were checked for a successful response before this preview. Verse wording on these pages is paraphrase with verse numbers; read the linked editions for full translations.