One of the places that is on my list to visit - while we're in India - is the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Until we visit though, I wanted to share this with you - from the New York Times.
You really should watch the video and read the full article to get the best idea of what it's all about, but in short :: The Golden Temple is the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion. Sikhism began in the 15th century and is a religion taking pieces of both Hinduism and Islamic faiths and practices. There are no castes in the Sikh religion and everyone is considered equal.
Every day, the temple's kitchen is opened up for free meal service - which isn't all that impressive, until you consider the fact that on a weekday, approximately 80,000 people are fed. EIGHTY THOUSAND PEOPLE! On the weekends, it's counted to be twice that number.
Pretty cool!
For more information, read the entire article by Lydia Polgreen
