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The Sikh community is set to organise a three-day ‘Akhand Path‘ in Gurdwara Brahm Kund Sahib in Ayodhya from January 19 till January 21, a day before the ‘Pran Pratishtha‘ (consecration) of the Ram Temple.
“Sikhs from various parts of the country will participate in the ‘Akhand Path‘. It will be held for the ‘Pran Pratishtha‘ so that it goes off smoothly,” BJP national spokesperson RP Singh said.
“There is a great history of connection between Sikhs, Lord Ram and Ayodhya, The key evidence on which even the Supreme Court relied was Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s visit to the Ram temple in 1510. Nihangs also went inside the Ram temple in 1858 where they performed havan and wrote ‘Ram’ on the wall inside the premises,” he added.
The ‘Akhand Path‘, a fundamental ritual in Sikhism, carries with it a profound spiritual significance. It involves an unbroken, continuous recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs.
This recitation, which lasts over 48 hours, is accomplished by a team of readers who ensure the words of divine scripture continue to resonate without interruption until the ceremony’s conclusion.
RP Singh said that ‘Akhand Path‘ and various programmes have been organised before the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case in 2019.
“Before the Supreme Court verdict on Ram temple, we did organise ‘Akhand Path‘ at the same Gurdwara in Ayodhya. Sikhs from Kanpur, Hyderabad, Amritsar and other parts of the country participated and prayed for the construction of Ram temple. This ‘Akhand Path‘ is for ‘Pran Pratishtha‘, and the word ‘Ram’ has been used 2,533 times in the Guru Granth Sahib,” he said.
By organising the ‘Akhand Path‘, the Sikh community aims not just to demonstrate interfaith solidarity, but also to celebrate the triumph of faith and spirituality that transcends the boundaries of the religion.