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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the Langar?
A
Community Kitchen
B
Being vegetarian
C
The First 5 Khalsa Sikhs
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Sikhism, a langar (Punjabi: , pronunciation: [lunɡɾ], ‘kitchen’) is the community kitchen of a gurdwara, which serves meals to all free of charge, regardless of religion, caste, gender, economic status, or ethnicity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Originally a Persian word, Langar translates as ‘an almshouse’ or ‘a place for the poor and needy’, is a community kitchen in the Sikh tradition. The concept of Langar is to provide everyone in need of food, irrespective of their caste, class, religion and gender, is always welcome as the Guru’s guest.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is A Lunger. The common kitchen run by the Sikh community is known as Lunger. The concept of Lunger is to provide free food to all, irrespective of their faith or social status.

Detailed explanation-4: -Langar is a form of community kitchen which serves free food to those in need irrespective of caste, creed, religion or sex. The credit for popularising Langar system goes to Guru Angad Dev Ji. Q. is a form of a community kitchen that serves free food to those in need irrespective of caste, creed, religion or sex.

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