The book itself is covered with bright cloth, often fringed with silver or gold. When the book is open, it is fanned reverently with a white yak-tail fly whisk to keep insects or dust from settling on its pages. As Sikh men, women, and children enter the gurdwara for worship, they first go forward to the altar-like lectern bearing the Guru Granth Sahib. They kneel or bow fully before it, touching their heads to the floor. They make an offering of money. Honoring the position and authority of the scripture is the foremost act of devotion.
The entire gurdwara program, usually held on Sundays in American gurdwaras , is oriented around the Guru Granth Sahib. A group of men and women sit with a harmonium singing hymns from the text of the Guru Granth Sahib. A group of teens comes forward to sing, followed by a group of children.
The granthi attends the Guru Granth Sahib, reads and recites from its pages, and waves a white fly-whisk over it. The key messages of the Guru Granth Sahib are: Everyone in the world is equal. There should be equality between men and women. There is only one God of all religions. Sikhs should live and speak truthfully.
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