The museum's authority has displayed the holy scripture of Sikhism called
Guru Granth Sahib on the PALKI in the middle of the gallery.
Summary: New Delhi (India), Aug 31 (ANI): On the occasion of Sri
Guru Granth Sahib first Prakash Purb celebrations, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi government will complete the work on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor within the time frame.
He also refused to take oath on
Guru Granth Sahib and asked for Waris Shah's 'Heer Ranjha' instead.
He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth, which later expanded into the
Guru Granth Sahib. The Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore, Pakistan, commemorates the spot where Guru Arjan Dev is traditionally believed to have died.
Describing Punjab as the land of gurus and criticising Akalis for sacrilege, Priyanka said those who destroyed Sri
Guru Granth Sahib were destroying the soul of Punjab.
It was then followed by five men dressed as the Panj Piaras or beloved ones and the
Guru Granth Sahib carried on a float and hundreds of worshippers on foot.
The three-day Besakhi festival begins on the first day of Besakh (April 11), the fifth month of the Bikrami calendar, with the recitation of the
Guru Granth Sahib. The 1,430-page scripture is recited during the three days without pause.
A nagar kirtan refers to a Sikh parade that is led by the Punj Pyare (the five beloved ones, who represent the first five Sikh to have been initiated) and the Sri
Guru Granth Sahib or the Sikh scripture, which is placed in a decorated float.
Some miscreants entered into temple and set holy books on fire including Sri
Guru Granth Sahib and Geeta Sahib and also smashed the statues Housed within it desecrated.
The sacred book of the Sikh religion
Guru Granth Sahib contains much from thoughts of Hazrat Baba Farid Shakarganj of Pak-Pattan Sharif.
The Sikh scripture,
Guru Granth Sahib, teaches that "Selfless service develops a sense of humility.
It is his words and teachings that are documented in the holy text of Sikhism, called the
Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhs believe that his spirit carried on within his successors, the nine gurus who formed important tenets of the religion itself.