Talk:Langar (Sikhism)

Langar
After every service Sikhs come to the Langar where a free vegetarian meal has been prepared for everybody. Sharing food is important as the Gurus taught that all Sikhs should share their possessions. All the work involved in preparing the food, serving it and clearing up afterwards is called 'seva' which means voluntary, selfless service. Kara parshad is a sweet food which is offered to all who attend worship in the gurdwara. Those making it wash and say hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib as they make it. When cooked, it is placed near the Guru Granth Sahib. During the prayers at the end of worship it is stirred with a kirpan or sword. It is then given to everyone to show that all are equal. Offering kara parshad also makes sure that no one leaves the Guru's presence empty handed. Anyone can help make the Kara parshad. by lily bodkin age 12

Langar is a Sufi practice and was long before the manifestation of the Sikh practice, therefore the first sentence should reflect this.

It is also known as the free land


 * It says in the article langar was started by Guru Nanak? If you have any information re: the above about Prashad being Sufistic, that would be helpful. Khalsaburg (talk) 00:11, 10 January 2009 (UTC)


 * This article does not mention any women involved in the practice of starting langar. It would be helpful to add information about Mata Kiva and her contributions to langar as a tradition. Jkaur95 (talk) 00:59, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

There should be a link to the Wikipedia page for the Guru Granth Sahib. Jkaur95 (talk) 00:59, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

Langar is not a Sufi practice
Langar is not a Sufi practice, it cannot be found in any of the orders of Sufism on Wikipedia or anywhere else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.196.3.1 (talk) 20:21, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

nihangs
Please see this site discussing Holla Mohalla and vegetarian food.

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:WLL0YjD1ubwJ:www.unitedsikhs.org/hollamohalla.pdf+%22Nihang%22%2B%22vegetarian%22%2B%22langar%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by Khalsaburg (talk • contribs) 00:39, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Please see actual observences of Nihungs here www.singhsabha.com/holla_mohalla.htm as laid out in the article. This is a valid and credible reference. As stated in the article By noon, the Nihangs perform the bhog ceremony of recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib. Before the chhaawni of the Nihangs begins its movements, lambs are sacrificed. The meat is served in the evening as maha pershad.. Regards --Sikh-history (talk) 11:17, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * The practice is performed by a minority of Nihangs, who, incidentally are another minority of Sikhs.

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:WLL0YjD1ubwJ:www.unitedsikhs.org/hollamohalla.pdf+%22Nihang%22%2B%22vegetarian%22%2B%22langar%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=uk

1. Can you explain the exception view is expressed here as opposed to the view standard majority practice ?

2. The singhsabha movement is one of many sikh bodies, it doesn't represent every Sikh consensus such the Nihangs or the Akhand Kirtani Jatha or  Udhasis or the  Nirmalas etc..


 * As highlighted in the text, this is an exception. Just like AKJ are an exception to mainstream Sikh belief and Rehet Maryada. Please don't delete valid refrences again or I will take affirmative action. Regards--Sikh-history (talk) 13:00, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Hindu and Langaar
Hi, I am going to kill the statement that Langaar is a Hindu custom unless someone comes up with a valid reference. I for one have never come across a Langaar in a Hindu temple. Thanks --Sikh-history (talk) 08:31, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * its an ancient indian custom dating back thousands of years
 * Faxien's account of ancient india
 * they had also built charitable hospitals where the poor were given free treatment besides food and clothing. 
 * Link: Ancient Indian History and Civilization By Sailendra Nath Sen

Langar poem
A FA I CT, who tf is Kulwant Budwal? Just another nerd on the Web. And what makes him notable? …He’s got a website. Yeah, um, I’m removing this section. Also, it’s debatable what place, if any, poetry has in a non-literature-related article. —Wiki Wikardo 16:49, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Midland langar Seva society
Midland langar Seva society is run by volunteers who help prepare meals and then distribute them to the homeless and needy across various locations ,we encourage family’s to work together to prepare meals and then help Serve the meals directly to homeless along with our regular volunteers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.37.173.247 (talk) 09:38, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Primary sources, removal of sourced content
Ghanoush: why did you remove sources and sourced content? You restored a primary source that does not verify what it alleges to support. Please explain your concerns / edits. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 05:05, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Langar (Sikhism). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090412033124/http://www.singhsabha.com/holla_mohalla.htm to http://www.singhsabha.com/holla_mohalla.htm

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 03:48, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Commons files used on this page or its Wikidata item have been nominated for deletion
The following Wikimedia Commons files used on this page or its Wikidata item have been nominated for deletion: Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 01:24, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Farhan Wilayat (Philanthropist) and Guru ka Langer at Gurdwara Dera Sahab (Lahore).jpg
 * Farhan Wilayat (Philanthropist) and Guru ka Langer.jpg

Regarding the Title of Langar ! why Sikhism is written in ?
As mentioned in many historical books of India, langar sewa or Langar pratha was introduced by the Hindu religion king Chandragupta Maurya in early 4th century (also called Bhandara in Hinduism) later on the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak around 1500 CE got influenced by this and start doing this practice in North Indian state of Punjab.

my question is why Sikhism is written in parenthesis (.....) ? why not Hindus ? Kapoorsourabh356 (talk) 17:18, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

This page is about Langar in Sikhism, please refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhandara_(community_kitchen), to make changes for the Other Community Kitchen in India. bandukia (talk) 02:50, 8 January 2021 (UTC)