Akhand Path

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Akhand Path is a continuous, uninterrupted recitation of the entire Guru Granth Sahib, observed as a central devotional practice in Sikhism.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Akhand Path canonical 24
Akhand Paath 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh religious practice ⓘ
devotional observance ⓘ
associatedWith Sikh congregational life ⓘ
Sikh liturgy ⓘ
Sikh prayer ⓘ
centralText Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
characteristic uninterrupted recitation ⓘ
duration approximately 48 hours ⓘ
endsWith Ardas ⓘ
hukamnama ⓘ
followsRule no break in recitation ⓘ
hasPart continuous recitation of Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
involves listening to recitation ⓘ
sangat participation ⓘ
language Gurmukhi ⓘ
Punjabi ⓘ
linked to: Punjabi language
observedAs central devotional practice in Sikhism ⓘ
observedBy global Sikh diaspora ⓘ
occasion Gurpurab ⓘ
birth celebrations ⓘ
death anniversaries ⓘ
housewarming ceremonies ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
performedAt Gurdwara ⓘ
Sikh home ⓘ
performedBy Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh people
purpose commemoration ⓘ
devotional worship ⓘ
marking important life events ⓘ
seeking spiritual blessings ⓘ
recitationType non-stop ⓘ
relatedPractice Sahaj Path ⓘ
Sampat Path ⓘ
religion Sikhism ⓘ
requires careful scheduling of readers ⓘ
continuous presence of at least one reader ⓘ
maintenance of respectful atmosphere ⓘ
proper pronunciation of Gurbani ⓘ
sequential readers ⓘ
team of readers ⓘ
scriptureUsed Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
spiritualSignificance cultivation of continuous remembrance of God ⓘ
expression of reverence for Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
timePeriod modern Sikh practice continues from historical tradition ⓘ
viewedAs act of collective devotion ⓘ
form of seva ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gurdwara → hasRitual → Akhand Path ⓘ
Vaisakhi → hasRitual → Akhand Path ⓘ
Sikh people → observes → Akhand Path ⓘ
SGGS → recitedIn → Akhand Path ⓘ
Gurudwara Hazur Sahib → ritual → Akhand Path ⓘ
Hazur Sahib Nanded → dailyPractice → Akhand Path ⓘ
Hola Mohalla → hasComponent → Akhand Path ⓘ
Gurpurab → markedBy → Akhand Path ⓘ
Budha Dal → performs → Akhand Path ⓘ
Bandi Chhor Divas → observedWith → Akhand Path ⓘ
Sikh Ramgarhia gurdwaras → hosts → Akhand Path ⓘ
Sahaj Path → contrastedWith → Akhand Path ⓘ
Shabad → usedIn → Akhand Path ⓘ
Sampat Path → relatedPractice → Akhand Path ⓘ
Nitnem → relatedPractice → Akhand Paath ⓘ
linked to: Akhand Path
Gurdwara Tibbi Sahib → hasRitual → Akhand Path ⓘ
Gurdwara Sachkhand Sahib → hasRitual → Akhand Path ⓘ
Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib → hasRitual → Akhand Path ⓘ
Gurdwara Garhi Sahib → hasRitual → Akhand Path ⓘ
Gurdwara Anandgarh Sahib → hasRitual → Akhand Path ⓘ