Volunteers of the Sikh community make a vegetarian meal for about 500 people
Item
Title
Volunteers of the Sikh community make a vegetarian meal for about 500 people
Creator
Whelan, Louise, 1967-
Date
23-Sep-12
Identifier
MG_1507
BA2466
Spatial Coverage
Canning Vale, WA
Rights
For personal use only. To publish or display, contact the State Library of Western Australia.
Description
Langar, which is a tradition of the Sikhs; everyone irrespective of their caste, skin colour, nationality, social, financial or political status, to sit together for a meal. The Langar is always vegetarian, and traditionally is made up of simple, nourishing food. Ceremonies are held on a Sundays and usually about 500 Sikhs from the community share a vegetarian meal. The meal is cooked in the large purpose built kitchen. Members of the community take turns to cook vegetarian food, a head chef is appointed each week to supervise the cooking process. In the Gurdwara, no shoes are worn and the head must be covered at all times as a mark of respect. Gurdwara Sahib of Western Australia and Sikh Association of Western Australia.
Format
1 photograph : digital, TIFF files, col.
Type
Still image
Is Part Of
Louise Whelan collection of photographs ; BA2466/MG1480, MG1491, MG1498, MG1507, MG1534, MG1553, MG1594, MG1609, MG1628
