Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/langar/ ਲ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਲੰਗਰ langar Say it**lung-GUR**Type**Noun** In short Langar is the free community meal served at every gurdwara, simple vegetarian food eaten by all, seated together as equals. ## How it's used 1. 1ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਲੰਗਰ ਛਕਿਆ।We went to the gurdwara and ate langar. 2. 2ਉਹ ਹਰ ਐਤਵਾਰ ਲੰਗਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।He does seva in the langar every Sunday. 3. 3ਲੰਗਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਇੱਕੋ ਪੰਗਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੈਠਦੇ ਹਨ।In langar, everyone sits in the same pangat. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਲੰਗਰ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਦਾ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਭੋਜਨ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਹਰ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਫ਼ਤ ਛਕਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਦਾਲ, ਸਬਜ਼ੀ, ਰੋਟੀ, ਚੌਲ, ਸਾਦਾ ਸ਼ਾਕਾਹਾਰੀ ਭੋਜਨ ਸੇਵਾਦਾਰ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਅਤੇ ਵਰਤਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਅਮੀਰ-ਗਰੀਬ, ਸਿੱਖ-ਗੈਰਸਿੱਖ ਸਭ ਇੱਕੋ ਪੰਗਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੈਠ ਕੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਭੋਜਨ ਛਕਦੇ ਹਨ। ਲੰਗਰ ਦੀ ਨੀਂਹ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦੇ 'ਸੱਚਾ ਸੌਦਾ' ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ। ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਖਡੂਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਗੋਇੰਦਵਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੰਗਰ ਦੀ ਮਰਯਾਦਾ ਪੱਕੀ ਕੀਤੀ। ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ ਅਕਬਰ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਗੋਇੰਦਵਾਲ ਆ ਕੇ ਪੰਗਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੈਠ ਕੇ ਲੰਗਰ ਛਕਿਆ ਸੀ। ਅੱਜ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦਾ ਲੰਗਰ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਹਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭੋਜਨ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਲੰਗਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨਾ, ਸਬਜ਼ੀ ਕੱਟਣੀ, ਰੋਟੀਆਂ ਵੇਲਣੀਆਂ, ਭਾਂਡੇ ਮਾਂਜਣੇ, ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਲਈ ਸੇਵਾ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ। ## Meaning Langar is the community kitchen of the gurdwara, and the free meal it serves. The food is simple and vegetarian, dal, sabzi, roti, rice, sometimes kheer, cooked and served by volunteers called sevadars. Everyone is welcome: Sikh or not, rich or poor, all sit together on the floor in rows (pangat) and eat the same food. The point of langar is equality made visible. There are no separate tables, no special servings, no questions asked. A labourer and a millionaire eat from the same pots, served by the same volunteers. Karah prashad, the blessed sweet pudding, is distributed separately in the divan hall. ## Origin and history The spirit of langar is traced to Guru Nanak's famous 'sacha sauda', the true bargain: given money by his father to start a business, the young Nanak instead spent it feeding a group of hungry holy men, declaring this the truly profitable trade. The janamsakhi tradition presents this as the seed of langar. Guru Angad established a regular langar at Khadur, and Guru Amar Das at Goindval made it a rule that everyone, high or low, must sit in the pangat and eat before being granted an audience with him. Tradition holds that even Emperor Akbar, when he visited Goindval, sat on the floor and ate in the pangat like everyone else. Today the langar at Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar feeds tens of thousands of people every single day, making it one of the largest free kitchens in the world, run entirely by volunteers and donations. ## Cultural context Serving in the langar, chopping vegetables, rolling rotis, washing the vast steel plates, is one of the most common forms of seva (selfless service) for Sikhs, and visitors are actively encouraged to pick up a task. Many Sikhs sponsor a langar on family occasions: birthdays, anniversaries, or in memory of the departed. During disasters, Sikh communities famously set up langars for relief, the same pots that feed the sangat feed flood and earthquake victims. For many non-Sikhs, their first experience of Sikhism is a meal in a langar hall, which is exactly as the Gurus intended. ## What is langar? Langar is the community kitchen of the gurdwara, and the free meal it serves. The food is simple and vegetarian, dal, sabzi, roti, rice, sometimes kheer, cooked and served by volunteers called sevadars. Everyone is welcome: Sikh or not, rich or poor, all sit together on the floor in rows (pangat) and eat the same food. ## What is the point of langar? The point of langar is equality made visible. There are no separate tables, no special servings, no questions asked. A labourer and a millionaire eat from the same pots, served by the same volunteers. ## Where did the idea of langar come from? The spirit of langar is traced to Guru Nanak's famous 'sacha sauda', the true bargain: given money by his father to start a business, the young Nanak instead spent it feeding a group of hungry holy men, declaring this the truly profitable trade. Guru Angad established a regular langar at Khadur, and Guru Amar Das at Goindval made it a rule that everyone must sit in the pangat and eat before being granted an audience with him. ## How big is the langar at the Golden Temple? Today the langar at Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar feeds tens of thousands of people every single day, making it one of the largest free kitchens in the world, run entirely by volunteers and donations. ## ਲੰਗਰ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਲੰਗਰ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਦਾ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਭੋਜਨ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਹਰ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਫ਼ਤ ਛਕਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਦਾਲ, ਸਬਜ਼ੀ, ਰੋਟੀ, ਚੌਲ, ਸਾਦਾ ਸ਼ਾਕਾਹਾਰੀ ਭੋਜਨ ਸੇਵਾਦਾਰ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਅਤੇ ਵਰਤਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਅਮੀਰ-ਗਰੀਬ, ਸਿੱਖ-ਗੈਰਸਿੱਖ ਸਭ ਇੱਕੋ ਪੰਗਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੈਠ ਕੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਭੋਜਨ ਛਕਦੇ ਹਨ। ## ਲੰਗਰ ਦੀ ਨੀਂਹ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੈ? ਲੰਗਰ ਦੀ ਨੀਂਹ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦੇ 'ਸੱਚਾ ਸੌਦਾ' ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ। ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਖਡੂਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਗੋਇੰਦਵਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੰਗਰ ਦੀ ਮਰਯਾਦਾ ਪੱਕੀ ਕੀਤੀ। ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ ਅਕਬਰ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਗੋਇੰਦਵਾਲ ਆ ਕੇ ਪੰਗਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੈਠ ਕੇ ਲੰਗਰ ਛਕਿਆ ਸੀ। ## ਲੰਗਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੇਵਾ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਹੈ? ਲੰਗਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨਾ, ਸਬਜ਼ੀ ਕੱਟਣੀ, ਰੋਟੀਆਂ ਵੇਲਣੀਆਂ, ਭਾਂਡੇ ਮਾਂਜਣੇ, ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਲਈ ਸੇਵਾ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ। ਆਫ਼ਤਾਂ ਵੇਲੇ ਵੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਲੰਗਰ ਲਾ ਕੇ ਪੀੜਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ## Related words [ਪੰਗਤpangatRow of diners in langar](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/pangat/)[ਸੇਵਾsevaSelfless service](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/seva/)[ਦਾਲdalSimmered lentils; daily staple dish](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dal/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗੱਲ-ਬਾਤPunjabi Gall-BaatPunjabi phrases for everyday talk: greetings, the gurdwara, the phone, shopping and eating](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-phrases/) Sources (2) 1. 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