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Seva comes from the Sanskrit root sev-, "to serve", and is a central concept in both contemporary Hinduism and Sikhism. In Hinduism, seva means selfless service and is often associated with karma yoga (disciplined action) and bhakti yoga (disciplined devotion).
In Sikhism, a langar (Punjabi: ਲੰਗਰ, pronunciation: , 'kitchen' [1]) is the community kitchen of a gurdwara, which serves meals to all free of charge, regardless of religion, caste, gender, economic status, or ethnicity.
Prasada served at the Bharatiya Hindu Temple in Powell, Ohio, US. The prasada is to be consumed by attendees as a holy offering. The offerings may include cooked food, fruits and confectionery sweets. Vegetarian food is usually offered and later distributed to the devotees who are present in the temple.
It is served at various festivals and gatherings, or made for special guests. Paya means 'leg'/'feet' in Hindi and Urdu languages. [2] The main ingredients of the dish are the trotters of a cow, goat, buffalo, or sheep, cooked with various spices.
Bhandara service in Hindu Dharma, is the special free of cost meal, served to the devotees present in the Temple. Food is wholeheartedly cooked and served also to the needy devotees waiting in short distance to the Temple. Bhandara, a festive occasion as a part of thanksgiving the lord and service to people in Hinduism. [1]
Tea served in a kulhar. A kulhar (Hindi: कुल्हड़ and Urdu: کلہڑ) or kulhad, matir bhar (Bengali: মাটির ভাঁড়) or simply bhar (ভাঁড়), sometimes called a shikora, is a traditional handleless pottery cup from South Asia that is typically undecorated and unglazed, and is meant to be disposable. [1]
Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), [9] commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the Government of India, alongside English, and it is also the lingua franca of North India.
Served with naan or rice or Roti Media: Nihari Nihari ( Hindi : निहारी ; Bengali : নিহারী ; Urdu : نہاری ) is a stew originating in Lucknow (in modern-day Uttar Pradesh , India), which was then the capital of 18th-century Awadh State in the Mughal Empire .