There were four people with a small pack of four bowls with different food items mentioned above.

They also served langar while people were sitting down with chaos (buttermilk) and water. The Langar at Gurudwara had five different types of sweets including Matthi (salty biscuit), Chai (Indian tea), two different types of vegetables, lentils, rice, roti (Indian tortillas), sweet orange rice, kheer (rice pudding), and much more eatery for free for people to come and enjoy. People could take as much as they wanted from the buffet and take it home after everyone had eaten. They serve it after Ardaas for everyone present at the Gurudwara despite color, race, gender, sexuality, and economic status. Singh, Langar is the serving of blessed food first started by the first gurus of Sikhism in the late 1400s. Sarabjeet said, “Kada Prasad is our holy food, and sometimes if a Sikh doesn’t take it, they might feel incomplete as it is a symbol of humanity, togetherness, and equality.”Īccording to Mr. The people who lived in Amritsar, North India lit up the Golden Sahib Darbar Temple for his welcome with diyas and Kada Prasad (Holy sweets). When asked why Diwali is celebrated in Sikhism, he responded with a smile and said, “Diwali is a festival of togetherness and light for us”.ĭiwali was first celebrated because the Sikh people’s sixth Guru, Hargobind, was released in 1619 from prison with 52 princes because of Mughals in India. Sarabjeet Singh is one of the Gurus (pastor), on the auspicious day of Diwali.

At the Hollywood Sikh Temple, there was melodious chanting called Kirtan followed by the Path, the book for Gurbani, then ended with Ardaas. Diwali is celebrated with candles, fancy lights, lanterns, and traditional candles called diyas.Įach Indian religion has a different way of celebrating Diwali. This year it was celebrated on November 4th at the Hollywood Sikh Temple. Diwali festival is celebrated according to the Indian calendar on every 15th day of the eight-month which is October in the American Calendar as it is the darkest day of the lunar month. Diwali, an Indian festival just like Christmas, is the festival of lights, sweets, and gossips.

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