Pangat

Pangat (Punjabi: ਪੰਗਤ ) is a word derived from the Sanskrit word ''pankti'' ([http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/macdonell_query.py?qs=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF&searchhws=yes पङ्क्ति]) that means a line, a row, or a group. It refers to the Sikh concept of commensality. It is a synonym for ''Guru Ka Langar''. In a Pangat, food is served by volunteers (Sevadars) to people of all religions who sit together to eat. Pangat is about eating food while sitting in rows with no discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, race, ethnicity, gender, religion or economic status. According to the beliefs of Sikhism, nobody sleeps without eating, nor should anybody die of hunger. Provided by Wikipedia
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