Sikh

Walking to Pakistan

Entry to Pakistan at Wagah Border Crossing. Photo by LauraWanders.com

I walked to Pakistan this week. Because Pakistan and India have an antagonistic relationship, you can’t fly or drive between the two countries. But you can walk, and the only place to do that is at Wagah Border, about 10 miles from Lahore, Pakistan.

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Amritsar in the Punjab

The Golden Temple

Amritsar is a city near the northwestern part of India in the region called the Punjab. It’s the home of the Sikh religion and the Sikhs’ most important place of worship, Harmandir Sahib, also called the Golden Temple. This is not a normal temple. In addition to being a holy place of prayer and reflection, its kitchen and hundreds of volunteers serve more than 100,000 free meals every day. This work is part of the Sikh philosophy of “sewa” or service, and the reason I came to Amritsar.

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