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City Spoonful highlights the religious significance of langar

September 7, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

City Spoonful, a New York-focused food culture website, visits the Gurdwara in Staten Island, New York,  looking beyond the menu to talk about the religious significance of langar – the community meal served at every Sikh house of worship: The meal itself exemplifies two of the most important tenets of Sikhism: equality and community service. That egalitarian philosophy is emphasized by the custom of eating langar on the floor, where everyone literally sits at the same level. Often, langar is […]

Categories: News Bits, Sikhism • Tags: City Spoonful, Langar, New York, Staten Island

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