Hoy estuvimos caminando en otra zona de Amritsar.
En la noche volvimos al templo. Estuvimos visitando las zonas donde duermen los peregrinos que vienen de todas partes de la India a visitar el templo. Tambien estuvimos viendo la cocina, alli decenas de voluntarios participan en la cocinada de la comida. Finalmente vimos como otra cantidad de volutarios lavan los platos y organizan todos los utensilios para mantener el flujo de personas en los comedores. Alli se nos acerco un muchacho que nos explico el proceso y nos conto que el viene desde muy lejos para ser voluntario por 3 o 4 dias cada vez que puede.
La verdad estamos muy impresionados con la labor que hace este templo para alimentar tanta gente diariamente.
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Today we walked around another area in Amritsar.
In the evening we went back to the temple. We visited the sleeping areas where pilgrims from all over India that come to visit the temple stay. We also went to see the kitchen where volunteers cook every meal. Finally we saw how volunteers wash the dishes and arrange everything to maintain the flow of people through the dining rooms. There, we met an Indian guy that explained the whole process to us; he comes from far away to volunteer here for at least 3 or 4 days every time he can.
We were really impressed with the way this temple feed so many people every day.
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| Templo de Oro, Amritsar, India Golden Temple, Amritsar, India |
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| Peregrinos durmiendo - Templo de Oro, Amritsar, India Pilgrims sleeping - Golden Temple, Amritsar, India |
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| Comedor - Templo de Oro, Amritsar, India Dining room - Golden Temple, Amritsar, India |
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| Cocina - Templo de Oro, Amritsar, India Kitchen - Golden Temple, Amritsar, India |
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| Comedor - Templo de Oro, Amritsar, India Dining room - Golden Temple, Amritsar, India |
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| Comedor - Templo de Oro, Amritsar, India Dining room - Golden Temple, Amritsar, India |
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| Templo de Oro, Amritsar, India Golden Temple, Amritsar, India |
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| Templo de Oro, Amritsar, India Golden Temple, Amritsar, India |
Que maravilla!!!
ReplyDeletela mama
Hi Carlos and Marcela
ReplyDeleteGlad u had a "good" time in India - I never knew that India had so much to offer (including scams) and am happy to see it all through your eyes. Despite all your troubles, I am pleased to note that at no time the two of you faced any threat of personal violence, which seems to worry many tourists while travelling through third world countries. Of course, the two of you are experienced travellers and that would have helped.
The two guys in sarees are what we call "hijras" or eunuchs; most are congenitally deformed, some are forcibly castrated and used as male sex workers. During daytime, they earn money by begging. People give them money mainly because they can become abusive if refused; however, they claim some "divine status" also.