Three rare and antique versions of Guru Granth Sahib, which
are on a tour round the country, were put on display at Gurudwara Singh Sabha
premises in the city. Devotees of Sikh community and others of the city
thronged the Gurudwara to see these rare Guru Granth Sahib editions and to pay
their respect to the most revered scripture of Sikhism.
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| Devotees paying respect to the Guru Granth Sahib in Berhampur |
The team carrying the three rare versions of Guru Granth
Sahib reached Jagannathpur on the outskirts of the city at around 11 a.m. Berhampur
Gurudwara Singh Sabha and Sikhs of the city welcomed them there. Then they were
taken in a ‘nagar sankirtan’ to the Gurudwara in the city, where the Guru
Granth Sahib editions were put on display.
These books are currently on a tour round the country to
provide common mass and Sikhs an opportunity to see and learn from the history
of Sikh religion and scriptures. This journey had started from Gurdwara Maithan
Sahib in Agra on January 21, 2012.
According to the members of Gurudwara Singh Sabha of
Berhampur, the three rare displays included a 100-year-old Guru Granth Sahib
which was only one inch in size although it contained 1,430 ang or pages, a
225-year-old Guru Granth Sahib prepared by two Muslim brothers of Lahore and a
275-year-old hand written version of the revered scripture.
These books are currently on a nationwide tour to provide
common mass and Sikhs an opportunity to see and learn from the history of Sikh
religion and scriptures
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