ABSTRACT
In a temple in Lucknow, India, hundreds of Sindhi Hindus brought silk cloths, some with gold brocade, others adorned with silver, to present as an offering to a book ceremonially being recited under a canopy. The offering of cloths was the climax of a week of special expressions of devotion celebrating the birthday of Guru Nanak (1469-1539), whose compositions form a signi cant portion of the text under the canopy, known as the di Granth or Guru Granth Shib. This temple maintained the Guru Granth Shib as the central object of devotion, while a copy of the Bhagavad Gt sat beside it, and various statues of deities like Gaea, Durg and Ka resided in shrines along the sides of the main worship area.
