Golden Temple, the holliest Sekh temple located in the heart of Amritsar, I was impressed not only the stunning architecture complex but also the free kitchen experience. While I was debating what dinner I was mood for, I followed a crowd in the temple to the free kitchen area. After receiving plate and silverware from an amiable volunteer at the entry, I went into the dinning hall where could hold at least 700-800 people. The dinning hall was arranged with rows of sitting carpet. Each row could sit around 60 people side by side on floor with 5 feet aisle in front of us. People were coming in non-stop and they would sit down next to the end of the line continously. Within a minute, volunteers started scooping food into our plates, one by one. It was so efficient. Food was tasty. I liked the I-don't-know-the-name desert the most. I ate them all but didn't even have a sip of their water since I concerned of diaherra. When finished, I followed the crowd back out again where volunteers were collecting the used plates ready for clean. I'm not sure if the free kitchen was real help to the poor ones but I rarely ran into someone who asked me for money in this city.
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