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Illustrated Guide to Reading a Hukam

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Reading the Hukam of Guru Granth
Reading the Hukam From the Guru Granth

Reading the Hukam From the Guru Granth

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Reading the Hukamn of Guru Granth

The attendant reads aloud the hukam, a verse of scripture chosen randomly from the Guru Granth. The hukam is read from where ever the verse happens to start, either the top of the left hand page, or on the preceding right hand page.

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