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Volunteers help cleaning the dishes at the free food hall at the Golden Temple, Amritsar
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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volunteers help prepare the food which mostly consists of dal and chapati
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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The food hall is open 24 hrs a day and free for everyone, regardless of social status or religious denomination
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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I was actually suffering from food poisoning here, contemplating if should vomit in the water or not
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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Luckily I managed it back to the hotel, I don't think vomiting at the Golden Temple would have been a great success
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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The line leads to the shrine where the holy book Guru Granth Sahib is held
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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One of the guards at the Pakistan-India border crossing
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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Each morning and evening there is a elaborate ceremony involving lots of fancy footwork and shouting
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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The last bus leaving India for Pakistan before the border is shut
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
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Around 5000 people gather each evening on the Indian side to catch the spectacle
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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2009
