Food being served for free on Shaheedi Divas, in Delhi

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A free meal or langar of puris and potato curry being served on the occasion of the death anniversary of Guru Arjan Singh in New Delhi, India. Guru Arjan was the fifth of the tenth Sikh Gurus. He was born in Goindval, Punjab the youngest son of Guru Ram Das and Bibi Bhani, the daughter of Guru Amar Das. Guru Arjan lived as the Guru of Sikhism for a quarter of a century and accomplished much during his service to humanity. Guru Arjan completed the construction of Amritsar and founded other cities such as Taran Taran and Kartarpur. The greatest contribution he made to the Sikh faith was to compile all of the past Gurus' writings along with selected writings of other saints from different backgrounds which he considered consistent with the teachings of Sikhism into one book, now the holy scri