Hyderabad: Amidst the recitations of holy hymns and shabad keertans, a few hundred old volumes of Guru Granth Sahebji and other religious booklets which have become old that cannot be used for reading purpose or used for prayers any longer were consigned to flames at Angitha Saheb, Gurudwara Saheb Barambala, Sikh Chawniat, Kishanbagh on Wednesday last.
This was the seventh unique ''Agan Bhent Seva Samagam''(consigning to flames with due reverence) of virdh saroops (old and frayed editions of Sri Guru Granth Sahib and other booklets) to be organised in South India at Hyderabad.
The entire exercise was undertaken with the supervision and guidance of Baba Narinder Singhji, Chief Priest, Sri Guru Granth Sahebji, Choti Jawadi, Ludhiana,Punjab.
Several old volumes of Guru Granth Sahebji and other booklets from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu including those religious books which were vandalised few days ago by Seemandhra protestors in Vizianagaram were brought to Hyderabad and were relegated to fire strictly as per the Sikh rituals.
This sewa is performed by sangat in the presence of five beloved Sikhs (Panj Pyaras). During this sewa, devotees rendered shabad kirtan (singing of Gurbani keertans). There is no doubt that all these are read and kept with utmost respect and care. However after daily and continuous reading of Gurbani in Gurudwara and homes, these get frayed and old.
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The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC), statutory body faced problems in handling Guru Granth Sahebji's which were too old that cannot be used for prayers any longer, SGPC has passed a resolution and handed over the sewa of Sri Guru Granth sahebji Paawan Vradh Swaroopji sewa sambhal to Baba Narinder Singhji.
The Sikh community of South India, with the approval of Akal Takhat Saheb, the supreme temporal body of Sikhs, performing the Agan Bhent Sewa Samagam in South India at Hyderabad.
President of Prabhandak Committee of Gurudwara Saheb Barambala, S Harbans Singh said that after receiving, these scriptures are thoroughly checked a number of times and those which are found thoroughly worn out are respectfully consigned to fire.
Those which are found in good condition, undergo rebinding and replacement of worn out pages. So far, more than 10,000 Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib Ji and other booklets have been given to sangat, free of cost, after necessary replacement and rebinding.
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S. HARBANS SINGH