Sentence:  While many hungry people go to the <WSD>langars</WSD> in Delhi's gurudwaras, or in Birmingham, or the two in Queens, New York, because the food is good and free, there's a decidedly political dimension ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food. (from 19th c.)