Langar (free communal vegetarian meal) is available at the Euless Gurdwara every Sunday, starting with breakfast before the Diwan around 10:30 am, to lunch around 12:45 pm. Anyone, from any background, is welcome to join us for Langar.
If you would like to volunteer for Langar seva, please signup at the Gurdwara on the sheet near the Langar Hall, or call the Bhai Sahibs.
Here is the link to a suggested list of ingredients needed for Langar seva at Euless – various popular items are listed, but please feel free to ask us for any clarifications. If you would like to donate any items, we always need paper products – rectangular plates, cups, spoons, napkins – as well as cooking oil and cleaning supplies. Please don’t bring any flour (atta) or lentils (dals) for donations.
From Wiki, “In Sikhism, the practice of the langar, or free kitchen, is believed to have been started by the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. It was designed to uphold the principle of equality among all people, regardless of religion, caste, colour, creed, age, gender or social status. The second Guru of Sikhism, Guru Angad, is remembered in Sikh tradition for systematizing the institution of langar in all Sikh temple premises, where visitors from near and far could get a free simple meal in a communal seating. He also set rules and training method for volunteers (sevadars) who operated the kitchen, placing emphasis on treating it as a place of rest and refuge, and being always polite and hospitable to all visitors.
It was the third Guru, Amar Das, who established langar as a prominent institution, and required people to dine together irrespective of their caste and class. He encouraged the practice of langar, and made all those who visited him attend langar before they could speak to him.
Here’s an article describing the Langar at the Golden Temple in India: “It is lunchtime at the Guru ka Langar at Amritsar’s gleaming Sri Harmandir Sahib, better known as the Golden Temple, and I can’t quite wrap my head around the numbers. On the average day, 75,000 people eat a free meal here. About 12,000 kilos of flour will be used to make 2,00,000 rotis for the congregation. More than 100 gas cylinders and 5,000 kilos of firewood will be used to prepare the meals…”