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Community kitchen at Golden Temple, craving to serve

Amritsar,Punjab: The Guru Ram Das langar (community kitchen) at the Golden Temple is synonymous with the Sikh tradition. Langar symbolises equality as people from all walks of life, irrespective of caste, creed and religion, sit together on the floor and partake ...

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SGPC to display fireworks only for 12 minutes at Sri Harmandir Sahib

Amritsar, Punjab: Aiming to check pollution around the Golden Temple, the SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) has decided to further slash the duration of fireworks at the holy shrine this time on Bandi Chhor Diwas (Diwali) on November 3. Besides, paper ...

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Sri Harmandir Sahib entrance plaza to miss Diwali deadline

Amritsar, Punjab: Sri Harmandir Sahib Entrance Plaza project would miss the Diwali deadline set by the state government. Work on the plaza that started in May 2011 is far from complete and it is now expected to open only by February ...

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High-altitude fireworks at Golden Temple this Diwali too

Amritsar, Punjab:  After failing to find a better alternative, it seems the SGPC is all set to continue with high-altitude fireworks for celebrating Bandi Chhod Diwas (Diwali) at the Golden Temple this year to minimise the threat of pollution to ...

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