Sikh kitchens feed New Delhi's masses in lockdown

Описание: (21 May 2020) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4270227

For centuries the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in India's capital city has served free meals to people from all religions, keeping in line with the Sikh tradition of service.
But during the country's ongoing coronavirus lockdown, religious gatherings are banned and there are no visitors to serve.
But Bangla Sahib has kept its kitchen open with about four dozen men who have been living at the temple.
In colorful turbans and cloth bandanas covering their noses and mouths, they work in the industrial kitchen, making over 100,000 meals a day.
Since people can't visit the Gurdwara, the the food is delivered throughout New Delhi.
"No one should go to sleep hungry," said Harbhej Singh, kitchen manager at Bangla Sahib. "Our only mission is to make food and make sure it reaches them."  
Bangla Sahib is the largest of New Delhi's 10 gurdwaras, or Sikh temples, whose kitchens form a vital part of the city's strategy to feed the poor during the pandemic.
The government sends trucks to pick up the meals each day and distribute them to a network of shelters and drop-off points. The food is free.
The kitchen relies on donated ingredients, equipment and the kitchen workers who left their families to sleep in temple guest houses between long shifts.

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