@ local school Punjab State INDIA
Showing posts with label Amritsar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amritsar. Show all posts
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Monday, 14 October 2013
Langar (Free Kitchen) - The Concept of Equality
This is the one place that make me interest to learn about Sikhism Philosophy, how in every Sikh Temple serve free food inside the "Langar" for all visitors (without distinction of background).
The institution of the Sikh langar, or free kitchen, was started by the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. It was designed to uphold the principle of equality between all people regardless of religion, caste, colour, creed, age, gender or social status, a revolutionary concept in the caste-ordered society of 16th-century India where Sikhism began.
At the langar, only vegetarian food is served, to ensure that all people, regardless of their dietary restrictions, can eat as equals. Langar is open to Sikhs and non-Sikhs alike. In addition to the ideals of equality, the tradition of langar expresses the ethics of sharing, community, inclusiveness and oneness of all humankind. "
The Light of God is in all hearts.
Food is normally served twice a day, on every day of the year. At Golden temple nearly 100,000 people dine everyday and the kitchen works almost 20 hours daily.
Each week one or more families volunteer to provide and prepare the langar. This is very generous, as there may be several hundred people to feed, and caterers are not allowed. All the preparation, the cooking and the washing-up is also done by voluntary helpers, known as Sewadars.
Salute...!
I just thinking if, every kitchen in our home have same concept, im sure there is no hunger in the Earth...
So today, i try to join the breakfast time at Langar inside The Golden Temple, stand in a line with thousand of visitor, eat and sit together. Feel how equality are....
Sunday, 8 September 2013
The Blissful Light
"Happiness is seeing the sunrise and knowing who to thank ..."
Morning is always my favourite time. In every place that i visit. I always try to spend a day just to see the sun come and go up. Even we have the same sun every day, but i believe it's send the different feelling in each moment depend on where you are.
Today, i try to wake up early again and wait the sunrise inside the golden temple Amritsar. And i see some of sikh start to do morning bathing, for spiritual purification. They wait sun come up inside the pool. Honestly i want to jump too, but inside golden temple women can't take a bath everywhere. They should take a bath in the special lady's area.
After 30 minute wait, the yellow light just come up, shining bright and warm. Touch my soul, feed my mind and heals my pain. That's the reason why i always love sunrise. I call it "The Blissful Light"
Morning is always my favourite time. In every place that i visit. I always try to spend a day just to see the sun come and go up. Even we have the same sun every day, but i believe it's send the different feelling in each moment depend on where you are.
Today, i try to wake up early again and wait the sunrise inside the golden temple Amritsar. And i see some of sikh start to do morning bathing, for spiritual purification. They wait sun come up inside the pool. Honestly i want to jump too, but inside golden temple women can't take a bath everywhere. They should take a bath in the special lady's area.
After 30 minute wait, the yellow light just come up, shining bright and warm. Touch my soul, feed my mind and heals my pain. That's the reason why i always love sunrise. I call it "The Blissful Light"
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Neelam's Restaurant - Amritsar
After long journey from the border, we decide to feed our belly. We try walk around the market and find this small place under the big banner coca cola ad. Because we see "lonely planet" and "tripadvisor" logo in the door, we stop and have dinner here.
I order cauli flower and paneer curry with cold mango lassi. Standard taste, but the good service, many choice for vegetarian menu, clean place, good price and walkable from golden temple make "Neelam's" recomended Resto to visit while you are in Amritsar.
The address :
Golden Temple Road Amritsar.
I order cauli flower and paneer curry with cold mango lassi. Standard taste, but the good service, many choice for vegetarian menu, clean place, good price and walkable from golden temple make "Neelam's" recomended Resto to visit while you are in Amritsar.
The address :
Golden Temple Road Amritsar.
Sunday, 1 September 2013
Wagah - The India Pakistan Border
"Peace begins with a smile.."
Yes, the next destination is "Wagah", the only road border crossing between Pakistan and India. This village located 22 km from Lahore Pakistan and 28 km from Amritsar India. We all know since long time ago India and Pakistan always have political issue, in conflict even till today.
So to visit the border between them give me flutter feel...
Every day before the sunset, flag lowering ceremony happen in this border. And i want to see how the ceremony going and also i want to see Pakistan land from the distance. Yes, Pakistan is on my travel list destination, but because the security issue i think i need to think twice before visit and travel around there.
Many kind of transport you can use to go to the border. If you want to share ride, there is special counter in the front of Golden Temple Amritsar that take you to the wagah, the price is around 300 - 400 Rs. I'm not sure which type of car they use.
Because they not give me enough information about when the car will leave to Wagah so i decide rent private car from my hotel. It cost 1000 Rs. More safe for women if you know who is the driver and with who you will share the car. So make sure to ask him the identity card , write it and give it to your hotel before you go.
From Amritsar, need 1,5 hour to reached the border. Along the way there is wheat fields, very dusty around and hot. So make sure wear cotton cloth and bring enough water.
The ceremony there start at 4.30 - 5.30 PM. But to avoid the crowd and a very long queue at entrance for security check point better if we reached there 1 hour before the ceremony. For foreign tourist there is special queue separate with the indian. Make sure you bring your pasport to show the security man there if you are foreigner.
There are many many military man walk around with the guns, so if you have phobia with all that guns better if you not come here. Security around here is very strict, we can't carry any kind of bag. So make sure before go to security check leave all inside your car. They allow you to bring any phone, kind of camera and lens. But you should carry it with your hands. I get difficult time there, hold my pasport, my camera, my lens, my wallet and a bottle of water just with two hands.
After passing four security inspection, we will reached the border. Again for foreign tourists the Border Security Force (BSF) has special seating arrangement for the ceremony. More space and close to the border . There is four kind of area, VIP, VVIP, Foreigner Gallery and Local. My advice sit on the top area, because you can get good view from the both side.
The ceremony lasted for 45 minutes. It's realy realy spectacular border ceremony for me. I try to capture with my lens the high patriotic and nationalism spirits from sides of the border.
Without war, without violance and without blood....
INDIA SIDE
PAKISTAN SIDE
THE GATE
THE CEREMONY
Jai Hind..., Pakistan Zindabad ...
That's the two words left in my mind after walking out from the border..
Yes, the next destination is "Wagah", the only road border crossing between Pakistan and India. This village located 22 km from Lahore Pakistan and 28 km from Amritsar India. We all know since long time ago India and Pakistan always have political issue, in conflict even till today.
So to visit the border between them give me flutter feel...
Every day before the sunset, flag lowering ceremony happen in this border. And i want to see how the ceremony going and also i want to see Pakistan land from the distance. Yes, Pakistan is on my travel list destination, but because the security issue i think i need to think twice before visit and travel around there.
Many kind of transport you can use to go to the border. If you want to share ride, there is special counter in the front of Golden Temple Amritsar that take you to the wagah, the price is around 300 - 400 Rs. I'm not sure which type of car they use.
Because they not give me enough information about when the car will leave to Wagah so i decide rent private car from my hotel. It cost 1000 Rs. More safe for women if you know who is the driver and with who you will share the car. So make sure to ask him the identity card , write it and give it to your hotel before you go.
From Amritsar, need 1,5 hour to reached the border. Along the way there is wheat fields, very dusty around and hot. So make sure wear cotton cloth and bring enough water.
The ceremony there start at 4.30 - 5.30 PM. But to avoid the crowd and a very long queue at entrance for security check point better if we reached there 1 hour before the ceremony. For foreign tourist there is special queue separate with the indian. Make sure you bring your pasport to show the security man there if you are foreigner.
There are many many military man walk around with the guns, so if you have phobia with all that guns better if you not come here. Security around here is very strict, we can't carry any kind of bag. So make sure before go to security check leave all inside your car. They allow you to bring any phone, kind of camera and lens. But you should carry it with your hands. I get difficult time there, hold my pasport, my camera, my lens, my wallet and a bottle of water just with two hands.
After passing four security inspection, we will reached the border. Again for foreign tourists the Border Security Force (BSF) has special seating arrangement for the ceremony. More space and close to the border . There is four kind of area, VIP, VVIP, Foreigner Gallery and Local. My advice sit on the top area, because you can get good view from the both side.
The ceremony lasted for 45 minutes. It's realy realy spectacular border ceremony for me. I try to capture with my lens the high patriotic and nationalism spirits from sides of the border.
Without war, without violance and without blood....
INDIA SIDE
PAKISTAN SIDE
THE GATE
THE CEREMONY
Jai Hind..., Pakistan Zindabad ...
That's the two words left in my mind after walking out from the border..
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)