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Sikhs mark 409th anniversary of Guru Granth Sahib
Sikhs in India have celebrated the 409th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh religion. Devotees waited in line to enter the inner sanctum of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, while outside warrior priests put on shows of strength as the Guru Granth Sahib was taken on a procession in honour of the anniversary.
An Indian Sikh devotee reads the Nitnem Gutka, the prayer book of Sikhism, as she and others wait in line to enter the inner sanctum of the Golden Temple in Amritsar on September 1, 2013. The event took place for the 409th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh religion. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Sikh devotees carry the Sikh Holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, during a procession near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on September 1, 2013. The procession took place for the 409th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh religion. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Sikh devotees carry the Sikh Holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, during a procession near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on September 1, 2013. The procession took place for the 409th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh religion. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Sikh priest, Jagtar Singh (C), carries the Sikh Holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, during a procession near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on September 1, 2013. The procession took place for the 409th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh religion. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Sikh priest sits behind the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh holy book) as Sikh devotees pay their respects at the Akal Takhat Sahib at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on August 31, 2013. The Sikh devotees observed the death of Dilawar Singh, a suicide bomber that killed former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh 73, in a blast on August 31, 1995. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Nihang, a religious Sikh warrior, shows his skill in the Sikh martial art known as ‘Gatka’ during a religious procession near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on September 1, 2013. The procession took place for the 409th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh religion. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Nihang, a religious Sikh warrior, shows his skill in the Sikh martial art known as ‘Gatka’ during a religious procession near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on September 1, 2013. The procession took place for the 409th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh religion. (AFP/Getty Images)
An Indian Nihang, a religious Sikh warrior, shows his skill in the Sikh martial art known as ‘Gatka’ during a religious procession near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on September 1, 2013. The procession took place for the 409th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh religion. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Sikh priest sits behind the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh holy book) as Sikh devotees pay their respects at the Akal Takhat Sahib at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on August 31, 2013. The Sikh devotees observed the death of Dilawar Singh, a suicide bomber that killed former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh 73, in a blast on August 31, 1995. (AFP/Getty Images)
