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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 December 2024. Views on what followers of Sikhism are permitted to eat Langar communal meal being held at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, northern India, 20 November 2017 Part of a series on Sikhism People Topics Outline History Glossary Sikh gurus Guru Nanak Guru Angad Guru Amar Das ...
Eating meat among Nihang Sikhs [1] [2] employs technique of Jhatka is practiced by sects within Sikhism when consuming meat that is either hunted or farmed. This historical method of meat consumption is popular among Nihangs and Hazuri Sikhs [1] [3] [4] who eat goats on the festivals throughout the year and distribute it as Mahaprashad [5] among the rest of the Sikhs as part of Langar.
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.
Famous restaurants that served meat had removed it from their menu and denied ever serving it. The ban was popular among rural Sikhs. Kharkus justified the ban by saying, "No avatars, Hindu or Sikh, ever did these things. To eat meat is the job of rakshasas and we don't want people to become rakshasas." [10] [11] [12] [13]
The four entrances of the holy shrine from all four directions, signify that people belonging to every walk of life are equally welcome. The Golden Temple is a holy site for Sikhs and is welcome to people of any faith. [69] Sikhs do not believe in pilgrimages. Mecca in Saudi Arabia is the central religious place in Islam.
The Gurdwara is the place where Sikhs go to worship. [8] Gurdwaras can be any size or shape, but one thing they always have is a kitchen, or langar. People can go there for food, and can even rest there for the night. Every day a meal is prepared here for as many people who want to eat and its free of charge.
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"Amritdhari" Sikhs (i.e., those who follow the Sikh Rehat Maryada, the Official Sikh Code of Conduct [46]) can eat meat (provided it is not Kutha meat). "Amritdharis" who belong to some Sikh sects (e.g., Akhand Kirtani Jatha, Damdami Taksal, Namdhari, [47] Rarionwalay, [48] etc.) are vehemently against the consumption of meat and eggs. [49]