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A Buddhist temple food pantry in New York comes to the rescue of Nepalese students struggling amid the pandemic
16 Feb 2021
Gulf Today Report
In a Buddhist temple in the New York City borough of Queens, monks clad in maroon robes chanted and lit incense and candles at an altar before a golden statue of Buddha.
Just moments earlier, people with face masks, shopping baskets and reusable bags gathered on the sidewalk outside, maintaining social distance in a line stretching two city blocks.
Those assuming they are people waiting to offer prayers are highly mistaken, for the queue is formed to fetch free food from the temple pantry.