In moderate-size gurdwaras, the palanquin step may be skipped and the scripture is simply carried on the head to its bedroom. [58] Official versions of the Guru Granth Sahib are produced in Amritsar by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The SGPC printers are the only authorized worldwide publisher of the scripture, states the Sikh religious body Akal Takht. [76] Prior to 2006, Jeewan Singh Chattar Singh & Sons used to print the official versions and were the oldest publisher in Amritsar. However, in 2006, the Akal Takht banned them from printing the Sikh scripture after a sting operation showed that they were printing and mishandling the scripture as well as selling an illegal copy of the Sikh scripture to a Muslim seer. [77] A subsidiary of the SGPC, the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee, is the authorized printer and supplier of the Guru Granth Sahib to Sikhs outside of India. These facilities are a part of the Gurudwara Rakabganj in New Delhi. [78] a b c Pashaura Singh; Louis E. Fenech (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. pp.129–130. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

William Owen Cole and Piara Singh Sambhi (1995), The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, Sussex Academic Press, ISBN 978-1898723134, pp. 40, 157 Singh, Amrik (6 September 2023). "SGPC decided to establish a press in America and print the holy images of Sri Guru Granth Sahib". Punjab News Express . Retrieved 7 September 2023. Songs of the Saints from the Adi Granth By Nirmal Dass. Published by SUNY Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-7914-4683-6. p. 13. "Any attempt at translating songs from the Adi Granth certainly involves working not with one language, but several, along with dialectical differences. The languages used by the saints range from Sanskrit; regional Prakrits; western, eastern and southern Apabhramsa; and Sahaskrit. More particularly, we find sant bhasha, Marathi, Old Hindi, central and Lehndi Panjabi, Sindhi and Persian. There are also many dialects deployed, such as Purbi Marwari, Bangru, Dakhni, Malwai, and Awadhi."

The book is usually placed in the centre of the gurdwara, high up under a roof.They treat it as a living guru, waving a chaura(fan) over it and decorate its "seat"

a b c d e f g h Pashaura Singh; Louis E. Fenech (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. pp.125–128. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8. ; TN Madan (1994). Martin Marty and R Scott Appleby (ed.). Fundamentalisms Observed. University of Chicago Press. pp.604–610. ISBN 978-0-226-50878-8. This manuscript is claimed by the Sodhis to be the oldest and one written in part by Guru Nanak. However, this claim is first observed only much later, in texts attributed to the 17th-century Hariji, the grandson of Prithi Chand. Based on the evidence in the surviving photos, it is unlikely that Guru Nanak wrote or maintained a pothi. The features in its Gurmukhi script and the language suggest that the hymns are significantly older, and that the pre-canonical hymns were being written down in early Sikhism and preserved by the Sikh Gurus prior to the editing by Guru Arjan. The existence of Guru Harsahai manuscript attests to the early tradition of Sikh scripture, its existence in variant forms and a competition of ideas on its contents including the Mul Mantar. [24] Giorgio Shani (2007). Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age. Routledge. pp.30–31. ISBN 978-1-134-10189-4.

a b Sikh art and literature. Kerry, Brown. London: Routledge. 1999. p.198. ISBN 0-415-20288-4. OCLC 39765536. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: others ( link) a b c Arjan, Guru; Singh, Pashaura (1996). "Guru Arjan's Rāmakalī Hymn: The Central Issue in the Kartarpur-Banno Debate". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 116 (4): 724–729. doi: 10.2307/605443. JSTOR 605443. A granthi close granthi Reader of the Guru Granth Sahib, who officiates at ceremonies. This can be a man or a woman. is a person appointed to read the Guru Granth Sahib. When the Guru Granth Sahib is being read, a chauri close chauri Fan waved over scriptures, made of yak hairs or nylon; symbol of the authority of the Guru Granth Sahib., which is a special fan made from yak hair, is waved above it. The Guru Granth Sahib is always the focal point in any gurdwara, seated on a raised platform known as a Takht (throne), while the congregation of devotees sits on the floor and prostrate before the guru as a sign of respect. The Guru Granth Sahib is given the greatest respect and honour. Sikhs cover their heads and remove their shoes while in the presence of this sacred scripture, their eternal living guru. The Guru Granth Sahib is normally carried on the head and as a sign of respect, never touched with unwashed hands or put on the floor. [54] It is attended with all signs of royalty, with a canopy placed over it. A chaur (fan whisk) is waved above the Guru Granth Sahib. [55]

a b Singh, Sardar Harjeet (2009). Faith & Philosophy of Sikhism. Gyan Publishing House. pp.103–104. ISBN 978-81-7835-721-8. a b Shapiro, Michael C.; Dass, Nirmal (2002). "Songs of the Saints, from the Adi Granth". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 122 (4): 924–929. doi: 10.2307/3217680. JSTOR 3217680. In September 2023, it was announced by the SGPC that a location in Tracy, California, USA under the purview of the Dharm Prachar Kendra of the Shiromani Committee will begin officially printing copies of the Guru Granth Sahib to cater to the demands of the Sikh diaspora living in North America. [85] Legacy [ edit ] a b c d Gurinder Singh Mann (2001). The Making of Sikh Scripture. Oxford University Press. pp.33–36. ISBN 978-0-19-513024-9. The oldest surviving manuscript version of the Adi Granth is the Guru Nanak Dev University Manuscript 1245, which has been dated to c. 1599. Other early editions of the Adi Granth with some variations include the Bahoval pothi (c. 1600), Vanjara pothi (c. 1601) and Bhai Rupa pothi (c. 1603). [23]a b Singh, Pashaura (13 October 2011), "The Guru Granth Sahib", Sikhism in Global Context, Oxford University Press, pp.39–59, doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198075547.003.0003, ISBN 978-0-19-807554-7 , retrieved 26 February 2023 Singh, Gurbachan; Sondeep Shankar (1998). The Sikhs: Faith, Philosophy and Folks. Roli & Janssen. p. 55. ISBN 81-7436-037-9. Parrinder, Geoffrey (1971). World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present. United States: Hamlyn. p.256. ISBN 978-0-87196-129-7. Howard, Veena R. (2017). Dharma: The Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh Traditions of India. Bloomsbury Publishing. p.219. ISBN 9781786732125. The Guru Granth Sahib , also called Adi Granth, is the holy book of the religion Sikhism. It contains prayers, and hymns of Sikh religion. Sikhs believe the Guru Granth Sahib to be a living Guru, hence the Guru Granth Sahib has its own place also commonly known as 'Sach Khand' (the Heaven).