A Little Disturbing...

[tec9]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

The usage of the term 'Wedding Langar Hall' was incorrectly termed on the website. The room depicted in the pictures is a separate room to the Langar Hall. In the Gurdwara's Langar Hall, the Sangat can, and do sit in Pangat. This other room provides the facility for Chaa/Paani for when Baraat's arrive at weddings. Also, food served in this room is not Langar, since no Ardaas is done for the food's Parvaangee/Bhog. Further, to clarify, no meat or alcohol is ever served in this room. The website will be shortly updated to reflect a more accurate description of the room. Apologies for any unintended offence.

Management Committee, Singh Sabha Hitchin

The old chai/pani for the baraat issue, just another reason for pakhand really. Never understood why the rules change for the baraat, why does a langar hall become a dinning hall when it comes to feeding the baraat ? not having a pop at hitchin, but making a general comment about the misuse of the langar hall during the chai/pani routine.

Just be glad people have started to return to having lungar in the gurdwara after the Anand Karaj normally it's off to the 'hall' for booze and meat after the gurdwara or if this is not provided a public house is always within walking distance for alcohol.

The one point I think a lot of people forget is the gurdwara in this country do need money to run and the donations are required from all Sikhs baptised and non baptised so it seems they are making it more accessible for all and if its not doing disrespectful behaviour (drink meat dancing half naked women etc etc) what's the harm.

[tec9]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

The usage of the term 'Wedding Langar Hall' was incorrectly termed on the website. The room depicted in the pictures is a separate room to the Langar Hall. In the Gurdwara's Langar Hall, the Sangat can, and do sit in Pangat. This other room provides the facility for Chaa/Paani for when Baraat's arrive at weddings. Also, food served in this room is not Langar, since no Ardaas is done for the food's Parvaangee/Bhog. Further, to clarify, no meat or alcohol is ever served in this room. The website will be shortly updated to reflect a more accurate description of the room. Apologies for any unintended offence.

Management Committee, Singh Sabha Hitchin

The old chai/pani for the baraat issue, just another reason for pakhand really. Never understood why the rules change for the baraat, why does a langar hall become a dinning hall when it comes to feeding the baraat ? not having a pop at hitchin, but making a general comment about the misuse of the langar hall during the chai/pani routine.

Just be glad people have started to return to having lungar in the gurdwara after the Anand Karaj normally it's off to the 'hall' for booze and meat after the gurdwara or if this is not provided a public house is always within walking distance for alcohol.

The one point I think a lot of people forget is the gurdwara in this country do need money to run and the donations are required from all Sikhs baptised and non baptised so it seems they are making it more accessible for all and if its not doing disrespectful behaviour (drink meat dancing half naked women etc etc) what's the harm.

Also one other quick point I have just checked out the gurdwara web site and the gurdwara seems to be a ‘chardi cula’ why has the topic started picked out the negativity from the web site why not commend the good stuff which obviously out numbers the bad. I wish to congratulate the committee of this gurdwara for doing a good job. Nice one!

[SunSingh]

although it's great that no sharaab or meat is served in teh dining hall, it still is located on gurdwara property, for use of guests at the gurdwara. the bottom line is that dining halls serve to boost revenue for the gurdwara as some people don't want to book weddings at gurdwaras that follow the panthic rahit of pangat in langar hall.