Yes, you can really get free food and accommodation in the Golden Temple.
The Golden Temple of Amritsar is the largest Sikh temple in India, located in the center of Amritsar. Amritsar is the city where the flag-lowering ceremony on the India-Pakistan border takes place. The Golden Temple is the most distinctive place in Amritsar. It is called the Golden Temple because a total of 750kg of gold was consumed in the construction of the entire Golden Temple, and the entire temple is magnificent.
The Golden Temple is the holy place of Sikhism, and countless Sikhs come here for pilgrimage every year. In order to provide convenience to believers, free food and accommodation are provided in the Golden Temple. Sikhism is a relatively tolerant religion, so the Golden Temple also welcomes people from all over the world, and anyone can get free food and accommodation here. Of course, the food is mainly Indian fare.
Those who enter the Golden Temple are welcome if they abide by certain rules and customs. Because everyone who goes to the Golden Temple will abide by the rules, everything in the Golden Temple is orderly and very orderly. Here, meals can be provided for up to 30,000 people a day. The restaurant operates 24 hours a day. All of this is mainly done by volunteers. Every day, local volunteers from other places come here to help with cooking, washing, cleaning, etc. Everyone will participate actively and voluntarily.
Let’s talk about the food. I stayed and ate for free at the Golden Temple in India for 3 days. I personally felt that the food was pretty good. Although the food is Indian, it is not very spicy. The main raw materials for meals are potatoes, onions, okra, mung beans, rice, milk, etc. Although many people eat every day, and although it is a big pot of rice, it is still relatively hygienic compared to other places in India.
For Chinese people, Indian food is mainly unappetizing, because many of them are like curry, lump after lump, but the taste is not bad. If you can break through the color aspect, Indian food is still worth tasting.