{"id":37134,"date":"2015-08-03T19:46:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T19:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.trueactivist.com\/?p=37134"},"modified":"2015-08-04T08:32:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T08:32:02","slug":"amazing-the-worlds-largest-free-kitchen-feeds-100k-people-per-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/amazing-the-worlds-largest-free-kitchen-feeds-100k-people-per-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing! The World\u2019s Largest FREE Kitchen Feeds 100K+ People Per Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No one ever went broke from giving, correct?<\/em> Such is the message philanthropists and humanists have been sharing for years, and this latest example is no doubt testament to such belief.<\/p>\n

As Munchies on Vice reports<\/a>, in Amritsar, India, the Sikh gather in a Golden Temple to serve 100,000 meals every single day of the year in a kitchen that never <\/i>closes its doors to those who are hungry. The community kitchen in the temple, also known as the\u00a0langar<\/i>, is the largest free kitchen on the planet, <\/b>and it literally serves up tons of food each week.<\/p>\n

In the sprawling complex of marble and gold, food never runs out, all are welcome, and no one <\/b>ever pays a single rupee.<\/p>\n

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How is this possible?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The langar<\/i> is supported by volunteers of various religions from all around the world and embodies the ideal of equality<\/strong>. In effect, it has developed into more than just a place to eat for free. People come to the temple, sit near each other cross-legged on the floor\u00a0and enjoy their meal in group setting.<\/p>\n

The staggering amount of foodstuff required to feed everyone – including 12,000 kilos of flour, 1,500 kilos of rice, 13,000 kilos of lentils, and up to 2,000 kilos of vegetables – is entirely donated<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most people give anonymously, out of a sense of religious and social obligation. Said a 55-year-old Sikh volunteer from California who moved to Amritsar in 2013,\u201cThere are only three things in our religion: Chant the name of God, sing religious hymns, and volunteer. I work as long as my legs allow me to stand.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Said Samran Jeet Singh, the senior religion fellow for the Sikh Coalition in the U.S.:\u00a0\u201cSikh gurus worked very intentionally to challenge social distinctions in various forms.\u201d<\/em> And it seems they – and all volunteers – have succeeded.<\/p>\n

If you look closely, you\u2019ll witness something much more profound than a temple filling empty tummies. In a society still heavily influenced by a class system, an ancient caste of hierarchies that for millennia dictated who was able to eat what, and with whom, the temple is a sanctuary where all people are considered equal<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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The incredible temple even receives\u00a0more daily traffic than India\u2019s most popular tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal. Truly, the work being done in\u00a0loving service\u00a0<\/em>is something to celebrate and\u00a0share<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Comment your thoughts below.<\/p>\n

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