Twenty five million Sikhs around the world, including about half a million in the U.S., are celebrating the declaration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib-- the Sikh Holy Scripture-- as the Eternal Guru (spiritual guide) of the Sikhs by the 10th and the last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, on October 20 in 1708 at Nanded in Maharashtra. (12 images)
Sikh devotees light lamps in the backdrop of the Golden Temple, Sikhís holiest shrine, on the occasion of 300th anniversary celebrations of Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Amrtisar, India on Monday. AP/ Altaf Qadri
A Sikh priest holds Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy Scripture, inside a vehicle before a religious procession from the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine, during the 300th anniversary celebrations of Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Amritsar, India, on Tuesday. The Sikh Holy Scripture was declared by the 10th and the last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, on October 20 in 1708 at Nanded in Maharashtra. AP / Altaf Qadri
A Sikh priest holds Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy Scripture, inside a vehicle before a religious procession from the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine, during the 300th anniversary celebrations of Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Amritsar, India, on Tuesday. The Sikh Holy Scripture was declared by the 10th and the last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, on October 20 in 1708 at Nanded in Maharashtra. AP / Altaf Qadri
Sikh holy men known as Panj Pyara, hold their swords as they sit before a procession outside the Golden Temple, Sikhís holiest shrine, during the 300th anniversary celebrations of Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Amritsar, India on Tuesday. AP / Altaf Qadri
| A Nihang, or Sikh religious soldier, adjusts his moustache as he attends a special prayer at the Rakab Ganj Sikh temple in New Delhi, India on Monday. Sikh devotees paid obseisance at a special prayer session at the Rakab Ganj Sikh temple to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Sikhism's holy book, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. AP / Gurinder Osan | A Nihang, or Sikh religious soldier listens to a speaker inside the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine, during the 300th anniversary celebrations of Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Amritsar, India on Tuesday. AP / Altaf Qadri |
A Sikh priest carries Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy Scripture, on his head, during a religious procession at the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine, on the occasion of 300th anniversary celebrations of the Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Amritsar, India on Tuesday. AP / Altaf Qadri
Sikh devotees run for cover after a bunch of firecrackers went off accidentally creating panic during a procession outside the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine, during the 300th anniversary celebrations of Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Amritsar, India on Tuesday. AP/ Altaf Qadri
A Sikh devotee pays obseisance before the Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism's holy book, unseen,at a special prayer at the Rakab Ganj Sikh temple in New Delhi, India on Monday. AP / Gurinder Osan
Sikh devotees stand before the Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism's holy book, placed under a decorated canopy at a special prayer at the Rakab Ganj Sikh temple in New Delhi, India on Monday. AP / Gurinder Osan
A Sikh devotee pays obeisance during a procession on the occasion of 300th anniversary celebrations of Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Jammu, India on Saturday. AP / Channi Anand
A Sikh warrior blows out fire from his mouth on the occasion of 300th anniversary celebrations of Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Jammu, India on Saturday. AP / Channi Anand
A Sikh devotee takes a dip in the holy pond in the backdrop of the Golden Temple, Sikhís holiest shrine, on the occasion of 300th anniversary celebrations of Guru Granth Sahib, or Sikh holy book, in Amrtisar, India on Monday. Twenty five million Sikhs around the world, including about half a million in the US, are celebrating the declaration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib-- the Sikh Holy Scripture-- as the Eternal Guru (spiritual guide) of the Sikhs by the 10th and the last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, on October 20 in 1708 at Nanded in Maharashtra. AP / Altaf Qadri
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