Sydney gurdwara asked not to serve langar on tables

Amritsar, July 28

Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh has warned the management of Austral Gurdwara in Sydney against serving langar to the sangat on tables and chairs as it was against Sikh traditions.

In according with the “Gur-maryada”, he said, it was necessary to partake of langar in “pangat” (sitting in a line on the floor).

He said Sikh Gurus had directed their followers to partake of langar while sitting on the floor. He said it was highly objectionable that a group of Australian Sikhs were insisting on serving langar on tables and chairs, thereby changing a centuries-old tradition. — TNS