The Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in New Delhi has remained open through wars and plagues, serving millions of people simple vegetarian food on the cool marble floor of its enormous dining hall.

During India’s ongoing lockdown — among the world’s most stringent — religious congregations are banned. But Bangla Sahib has kept its kitchen open, with the help of about four dozen men who sleep at the temple’s guesthouse.

The gurdwara, which usually prepares around half a million meals per week using donated ingredients and equipment, is quickly ramping up to produce six times that many.

The Delhi government sends trucks to pick up the meals each day and distributes them to a network of shelters and drop-off points.

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