Learners and staff from R.I.S. Hinckley visited a temple this month to learn about the Sikh religion.
R.E.A.L. Hinckley visited the Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara in Leicester, and pupils and staff were greeted by their host, who invited them to take their shoes off and put on headscarves to cover their hair.
The host explained why wearing a headscarf showed respect to God and that taking off shoes helped keep the temple clean, before taking them through all the different areas of the temple.
Learners and staff visited the temple library, which contained several large models of Gurdwaras around the world, the prayer room and then the dining hall for a ‘Langar’, which is a meal given to any visitors of the Gurdwara.
Dawn Besa, Receptionist at R.I.S. Hinckley said: “The meal is prepared completely by volunteers and is available the whole time the Gurdwara is open. Everyone enjoyed the meal and had an enjoyable and informative visit. We’d all like to say a big thank you to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara!”
