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SGPC decided to establish a press in America and print the holy images of Sri Guru Granth Sahib

AMRIK SINGH | September 06, 2023 11:27 AM

AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has decided to establish its press in America and publish the holy form of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. This press will be installed in the city of Tracy, California, where the Dharm Prachar Kendra of the Shiromani Committee will also be functioning. Along with this, a religious preaching center will also be built at UBA in America.

This decision has been taken in the executive committee meeting held at Tejs Singh Samundari hall within Golden Temple complex here today. under the chairmanship of Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami.

Speaking to the media after the gathering, Shiromani Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami said that late Didar Singh Bains gave 14.5 acres of land to the Shiromani Committee at Ubasity, where activities will be started by building a Dharm Prachar Kendra. Along with this, immigrant Sikhs. Gyan Singh Sandhu Canada and eminent businessman. Colonel Singh Sandhu According to the offer made by America, a center of Shiromani Committee will also be established in Tracy, California.

A press will also be set up at this center to print sacred images of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji in order to provide sacred images according to the demand from the community of America and Canada. He said that Gurdwaras will also be established in these two centers and the Sangat will also get religious literature. Along with this, he also informed that according to the demand of the Sangat in Australia by the Shiromani Committee, 220 holy images will be decorated and sent by sea ship in a special bus. Advocate Dhami said that these decisions have been taken in view of the huge demand for holy images from the worldwide community.

Giving information about other decisions of the executive Committee, the Shiromani Committee President said that the Sri Guru Ramdas Library belonging to Sri Darbar Sahib will be digitized and a separate website of this library will be prepared and the titles and tables of important books will be placed on it. . The purpose of this is to familiarize the researchers with the literary treasures in this library, so that they can use the books available here for their research work as per their need.

He said that this library was established in the year 1927 and at present it has a large number of important books.

Advocate Dhami has also decided to launch a campaign to make Guru Nagar Sri Amritsar clean and green.
He said that the present Punjab government has failed in keeping the city clean and green by neglecting the religious importance of Sri Amritsar. Because of this, the Shiromani Committee will work to make the roads leading to Sri Darbar Sahib and its surroundings beautiful and green. For this, the support of Baba Kashmir Singh Bhuri and Padmasree Baba Sewa Singh Khadur Sahib will be taken.

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